Fall 2026

Latin American Economic Development

Historico-institutional analysis of development problems in Latin American countries, focusing on growth patterns and development strategies.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Bradford Barham, Laura Schechter: The course is reading-intensive with short papers and group projects. Barham's group work is noted as unorganized but manageable. Reviewers note that Barham's exams can be difficult despite available notes, while Schechter's lectures are considered redundant due to online notes.

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Prerequisites

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A A E 101(215 prior to Fall 2024),ECON 101, or 111

AAE/ECON/INTLBUS 462

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Bradford Barham: Bradford Barham is described as inspiring, knowledgeable, and helpful, with students noting his passion and career advice. One review criticized his dictation style and exam difficulty, while others highlighted the course's heavy reading load and unorganized group projects.

BRADFORD BARHAM is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LAURA ANNE SCHECHTER is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for Bradford Barham and Laura Schechter show polarized experiences. Barham is praised as inspiring and helpful, while Schechter is described as either great or difficult. The course covers Latin American development with a focus on applied analysis.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.76 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.75 GPA, 86.2% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Spring 2023: 2.92 GPA, 42.3% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Bradford Barham, Laura Schechter: The course is reading-intensive with short papers and group projects. Barham's group work is noted as unorganized but manageable. Reviewers note that Barham's exams can be difficult despite available notes, while Schechter's lectures are considered redundant due to online notes.

Historical reviews of Bradford Barham, Laura Schechter: Students value the professor's availability and insights from travel. However, some find lectures redundant due to online notes, and group projects are criticized for being disorganized. Clear communication in assignments is emphasized for success.

Topics

  • Latin American development problems, national growth patterns, and alternative development strategies.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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