| Course Title: Advanced Topics in Economics: 'Development Economics: A Closer Look in Africa' |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| Description: Economic development is complex and nuanced, and differences in development persist globally. Many African countries, however, lag behind in key development indices and this precipitates our focus on Africa. In this seminar, we will build our knowledge of development issues in this region and provoke our interest in possible areas for future research to increase our understanding. To do this, this seminar will focus on field experiments aimed at providing causal evidence of interventions related largely to human capital development and entrepreneurship, critically examining what has worked and learn from what has not and their limitations. We will also keep abreast of current issues in development and discuss schools of thought on sustainable development, global poverty and aid. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Amanda Awadey | aawadey@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Seminar | Tuesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 402 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ECON-220. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| EOS0002 | EOS-2: Organizations and Power | This course has been approved to count towards the EOS minor the Organizations and Power subject area |
| NXDEV0001 | NXDEV: Nexus in Development Studies | This course is approved for the Development Studies Nexus track. |
| EOS0003 | EOS-3: Structures of Inequality | This course has been approved to count towards the EOS minor in the Structures of Inequality subject area |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 6 | Available: 12 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |