ECON 1540 - ECONOMIC GROWTH: INNOVATION & POLICY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description In this course, we will seek to understand both the causes and effects of long-term economic growth. We will study how industrial organization, intellectual property policy, education, knowledge diffusion, cultural and political institutions, international trade, productivity, health, welfare, and inequality impact economic growth. We will document the broad trends in growth and development in a global context, first historically, then with greater emphasis on the experience of the US in the 20th century and beyond. We will study a variety of models that have been proposed over the years to explain the observed facts.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ECON 1110 (MINGRADE: 'C'); PROG: School of Arts & Sciences
Course Attributes: Global Studies

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