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Fall 2019 | PA 5503 Section 001: Economics of Development (23942)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 20
- Enrollment Status:
Open (27 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Economic growth, inequality, poverty, rural/urban labor markets, risk/insurance. Investments in human capital, credit markets, gender/household economics, governance/institutional issues. Microfinance, conditional cash transfers, labor/education policies. prereq: PA 5501 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in PA 5501
- Class Notes:
- MPP requires 3 or more credits from 5022, 5431, 5503, 5521, 5722, or 5805. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?assaad+PA5503+Fall2019
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Grading:
Homework Assignments and Written Reflections
Participation
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
- Class Format:
80% Lecture
20% Discussion
- Workload:
60 Pages Reading Per Week
12 Homework Assignments
12 Reflections on Readings
2 Exams
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/23942/1199
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/assaad_PA5503_Fall2018.docx (Fall 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/assaad_PA5503_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/assaad_PA5503_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 May 2015
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2019 Public Affairs Classes Taught by Ragui Assaad