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• ECON 240 Microeconomics of Development 6 credits

  This course explores household behavior in developing countries. We will cover areas including fertility decisions, health and mortality, investment in education, the intra-household allocation of resources, household structure, and the marriage market. We will also look at the characteristics of land, labor, and credit markets, particularly technology adoption; land tenure and tenancy arrangements; the role of agrarian institutions in the development process; and the impacts of alternative politics and strategies in developing countries. The course complements Economics 241.

  • Offered: Winter 2026
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: IS, International Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
  • Prerequisites:

    Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test or received an ECON 111 requisite equivalency.

  • Tags: AFST Pertinent ASST Central Asia ASST East Asia ASST South Asia CL: 200 level EAST Supporting ECON Elective ENTS Society, Culture and Policy LTAM 300 HIST/SOAN/POSC LTAM Electives LTAM Pertinent Courses POSI Elective/Non POSC ASST Social Inquiry PPOL Economic Policy Making & Development SAST Support Social Inquiry

  • ECON  240.01 Winter 2026

  • Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WWillis 203 12:30pm-1:40pm
  • FWillis 203 1:10pm-2:10pm