Spring 2027

Population Economics

Population Economics examines economic determinants of population change and demographic behavior, covering household formation, marriage, childbearing, mortality, and human capital investments like schooling and migration.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.39 GPA, 51.6% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2024: 2.85 GPA, 41.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.10 GPA, 45.2% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Critically evaluate research published in economics journals and popular or policy publications.

  • Develop economic arguments and assess evidence in a clear and effective manner.

  • Think critically about institutions and behavior, and discuss the underlying mechanisms that influence population outcomes.

  • Identify evidence that may adjudicate between alternate explanations for phenomena.

  • Discuss differences in cultures, groups, and societies across time and place, and how this affects population outcomes.

  • Describe how events and processes in one country can affect those in other countries.

  • Apply economic theory and data to develop policy proposals.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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(ECON 301 or 311) and ECON 310; or graduate/professional standing

ECON 623

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.39 GPA, 51.6% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2024: 2.85 GPA, 41.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.10 GPA, 45.2% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Household formation, marriage, child bearing and rearing
  • Mortality, especially infant mortality
  • Human capital investments including schooling and migration

Skills

  • Critically evaluating research in economics journals and policy publications
  • Developing economic arguments and assessing evidence clearly
  • Applying economic theory and data to develop policy proposals

Grades

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About this comparison

1330 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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