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POPULATION ECONOMICS

ECON 623
Course Description

Examination of economic determinants of population change and demographic behavior including household formation, marriage, child bearing and rearing, mortality (especially infant) and key forms of human capital investments including schooling and migration.

Prerequisties

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

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.1

-1.53% from Historical

Completion Rate
93.55%

-2.61% from Historical

A Rate
29.03%

5.07% from Historical

Class Size
31

22.37% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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