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CS92PROD
Latin American Economic Development-Micro
ECON 361
Fall 2024
Section: 01  

This upper-level elective course will look specifically at the literature of labor markets and related human capital accumulation, mostly in the context of Latin America, which has emerged as an entirely separate area of research in recent years. Readings about other regions will be used to better develop a framework for studies of Latin America. In this course, students will read recent economic research papers, drawing on journal articles and policy papers in this area, and discuss the theoretical and empirical results from research and its implication for economic policy. Students are expected to actively present and discuss them and work on individual or group projects, and also have to produce their own research paper. Basic quantitative methods will be taught throughout the course, relating to the economic research papers, and the course will also draw on the resources provided by the Quantitative Analysis Center (QAC).
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ECON
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: [ECON 300 AND ECON 301]
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ECON-MN)(ECON)(HRAD-MN)
Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50%

Last Updated on APR-29-2024
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