Development Economics: A Comprehensive Economics Course

This Development Economics course is ideal for anyone interested in gaining a further understanding international development and  the natural tensions between developed and developing nations!  This is a perfect course for anyone interested in international business, global trade and its impact on our lives.  Economics is the study of human behavior and how we act in an economic setting, but more than that it provides us with a better understanding of global politics and the tensions between nations today.

Complete with over 40+ video lessons and downloadable notes, the course covers:

• Introduction to Development Economics

• How to Measure Economic Development

• The Domestic Factors of Economic Development - the internal factors that lead to development

• International Trade and Economic Development - the impact of different trade strategies for developing nations

• Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Development - the impact of foreign investment on developing nations

• Aid, Debt and and Economic Development - the impact of international aid on on developing nations

• The magic of finding a balance between free-markets and interventionist policies.

• And a love of Economics that I hope is contagious!

I teach Economics because it fascinates me. Because it is the study of human behavior. Economics isn’t about data and graphs and problem sets. It is the study of people and their story and their history and the forces of society that we are born into. It provides us with an understanding of ourselves. It is not hyperbole to say that a thorough understanding of economics enables us to better understand the human condition. I truly believe that.

As a former Peace Corps Volunteer, a graduate of Duke University, and someone who has been fortunate enough to have traveled to over 55 countries around world, you will see how those experiences shape my teachings of Economics. Economics is the study of human behavior; and it is as a result of that behavior that economists have something to put into data charts and diagrams to study. Don't ever forget that!

I am looking forward to being a part of your studies if Macroeconomics!