ECON 262DDevelopment Economics
Economics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Focus on issues in development economics with emphasis on issues in micro-development. Covers both theoretical and empirical contributions, with particular emphasis on most recent research advances in field. Covers topics from development perspective related to gender and family economics, history, institutions, culture, education, health, agriculture, and risk-sharing. Emphasis on developing skills to implement commonly-used research methods.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Preparation: completion of first-year graduate microeconomics and econometrics courses.
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Requires
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Unlocks
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