PPUA 6232 — Designing Global Economic and Social Policy
4 semester hoursGraduateLecturetypical days: WBostonTraditional
Examines economic challenges facing developing nations including poverty, inequality, low productivity, and limited access to human capital. Presents insights into theories like neoclassical growth models and dependency theory on spurring development. Explores policy options to promote growth such as increasing access to safety nets, human capital, and labor force participation. Offers students an opportunity to analyze data; evaluate policies to systematically understand developing world economic issues; and identify evidence-based, sustainable solutions tailored to individual countries’ challenges.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 12% | 22.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Nishith Prakash (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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