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Introduction to Development Economics, Other UG Award, Summer Course, University of Chicago

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University of Chicago

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About Introduction to Development Economics, Other UG Award, Summer Course - at University of Chicago

This course will be taught online. 

Application Deadlines: March 9 and April 7, 2022. Rolling admissions through May 1 or until course fills. 

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Course dates: June 13 - July 15, 2022 

This course will help students learn thorough and practical analysis of development policies and programs. More generally, it will help students think about development in a way that is disciplined by economic theory, informed by empirical research and practically connected to policy. During the first half we will construct an analytical framework to guide our study of development. The framework adapts, applies and connects the basic elements of microeconomic theory and is informed by decades of empirical research by development economists. During the second half we set out a systematic approach to comprehensive policy analysis that draws on this framework. The approach will help analyze the benefits and costs of policies and programs, brainstorm about policy design, and weigh the benefits and costs of program design changes and policy reforms. We practice employing the approach while studying policy questions related to income support and credit access, agriculture, infrastructure, education and health. 

Notes about fees for this course

Tuition: $4,635 per class

Entry requirements

Academic Prerequisites: Introductory course in micro- and macroeconomics and Statistics.

Competence in English must be demonstrated in order to qualify for admission. Applicants who are natives of the U.S., the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries where English is one of the official languages and the primary language of instruction in their schools has been English do not need to submit English proficiency test results.

All other international applicants must submit results from the Duolingo English Test (DET),Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). We strongly recommend a score of 125 for the DET, 104 or higher on the internet-based TOEFL, and 7 for the IELTS (students must take the Academic test, not the General Training test).

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The only exception to the English language proficiency requirement is for applicants who have studied in full-time status for at least two full academic years within the last five years at a high school or college where the primary language of instruction is English, engaging in a regular academic curriculum taught in English (in other words, not engaged in English as a Second Language or similar coursework), in a country where English is one of the official languages. Students must submit transcripts that demonstrate that they meet the conditions for a waiver of the English language proficiency requirement.

Students who have studied in English in other countries are not exempt from the English language proficiency requirement.

If students meet the above conditions for eligibility, they should submit a written request for a waiver of the requirement to [email protected]. They will receive a confirmation of their waiver eligibility and application instructions via email.

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