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• ECON 241 Macroeconomic Growth and Development 6 credits

  Why are some countries rich and others poor? What causes countries to grow over time? This course documents different patterns of macroeconomic development across the world and how economic theory explains those patterns. We will draw on both cross-country evidence and individual case studies to understand the role of formal and informal institutions, culture, geography, policy, and other fundamental causes of differences in long run macroeconomic outcomes.

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

    Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with grade of C- or better or has scored a 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or has scored a 6 or better on the Economics IB exam or received a Carleton Economics 110 Requisite Equivalency.

  • Tags: ASST Central Asia ASST East Asia ASST South Asia CL: 200 level ECON Elective LTAM Pertinent Courses POSI Elective/Non POSC SDSC XDept Elective ASST Social Inquiry PPOL Economic Policy Making & Development SAST Support Social Inquiry

  • ECON  241.01 Spring 2026

  • Faculty:Ethan Struby 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WWillis 203 1:50pm-3:00pm
  • FWillis 203 2:20pm-3:20pm

• ECON 274 Labor Economics 6 credits

  Why do some people choose to work and others do not? Why are some people paid higher wages than others? What are the economic benefits of education for the individual and for society? How do government policies, such as subsidized child care, the Earned Income Tax Credit and the income tax influence whether people work and the number of hours they choose to work? These are some of the questions examined in labor economics. This course will focus on the labor supply and human capital decisions of individuals and households.

  • Offered: Spring 2026
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
  • Prerequisites:

    Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or received a ECON 110 requisite equivalency and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam or received ECON 111 requisite equivalency OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.

  • Tags: CL: 200 level ECON Elective POSI Elective/Non POSC PPOL Economic Policy Making & Development

  • ECON  274.01 Spring 2026

  • Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WWillis 211 12:30pm-1:40pm
  • FWillis 211 1:10pm-2:10pm