The Growth and Development of Nations in the Global Economy
Explores markets, states, and civil institutions using economic theory and simulations to understand global wealth and well-being.
Summary
Historical reviews of Ian Coxhead, Jean Paul Chavas, Jeremy Foltz: Workload varies significantly; some students face high-stakes problem sets unrelated to exams and heavy early-semester stress, while others report few assignments and manageable exams.
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Prerequisites
Course mapA A E 101(215 prior to Fall 2024),ECON 101, 102, or 111
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Jeremy Foltz: Jeremy Foltz's course is criticized for disconnecting problem sets from lectures and exams, with grading described as demeaning. Reviewers found his lectures difficult to follow due to rambling and excessive filler words, leading to low satisfaction.
IAN COXHEAD is recorded teaching in Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JEREMY FOLTZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Ian Coxhead, Jean Paul Chavas, Jeremy Foltz: Reviews describe a polarized experience, ranging from a frustrating course with poor alignment between lectures and assessments to an interesting class with helpful materials and well-managed structure.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.20 GPA, 54.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.63 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Ian Coxhead, Jean Paul Chavas, Jeremy Foltz: Workload varies significantly; some students face high-stakes problem sets unrelated to exams and heavy early-semester stress, while others report few assignments and manageable exams.
Historical reviews of Jean Paul Chavas: Students find online PowerPoint materials critical for following lectures, with some noting that discussion and participation essays significantly aid understanding and grade padding.
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Model & dataset provenance
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