PubPol 750-006

PubPol 750-006: Economic Policy Issues in Developing Countries

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Level
Graduate
Term
Winter 2011
Credit Hours
1

This course will focus on economic development policy – intended to achieve rapid and sustained economic growth and alleviate poverty (spreading wealth). While the focus will be on macroeconomic policies, some microeconomic level policy interventions will also be examined. Students will focus on the experience of specific countries. Download Coursemart Audio

Susan M. Collins

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Susan M. Collins

Edward M. Gramlich Collegiate Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Economics
Collins is on extended leave to serve as the president and CEO of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank. At U-M, she served as provost from 2020-22. At the Ford School, she is the Edward M. Gramlich Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, professor of economics, and former dean of the Ford School (2007-17). She is an international economist whose research interests center on understanding and fostering economic growth in industrial, emerging market, and developing countries.