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ECON 207Economic Growth and Development 1

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Economics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course offers an overview of the enormous differences in living standards across countries and over time, and it considers how these can be traced to differences in economic productivity, investment, population, natural resources, government, inequality, and culture.

Prerequisites

  • Complete 1 of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • COMM103 - Principles of Economics (0.50)
      • ECON100 - Principles of Economics (0.50)
    • Complete all of the following
      • Complete 1 of the following
        • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
          • ECON101 - Introduction to Microeconomics (0.50)
          • MSE263 - Managerial Economics (0.50)
        • Must have completed the following:
      • Complete 1 of the following
        • Must have completed the following:
          • ECON102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.50)
        • Must have completed the following:

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00174120 / 50TTh 14:30–15:50
LEC 70181823 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

22% liked it33% easy8% useful

From 9 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Three discussions, which is very easy to get 100%. Midterms are easy as well, only need a quick review before the test.

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  • The course is very heavy on models and history. If you want to fulfil your economics minor or requirements, I recommend taking ECON 206 Money and Banking 1 instead. Take this course if you are a skeptic of capitalism and believe in heavy government intervention and like mathematical proofs.

    Jun 2017 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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27 posts and comments in 26 threads mention ECON 207, May 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2023

Winter 2021

ECON 206 or ECON 207 4 points, 13 comments

u/saladfanatic: “ALSO, anyone had Saeed Rana or Wokia-azi Kumase?”

u/mxhxmxx: “… Econ 207 was super interesting and not too tough, very possible to get 85+ with a good amount of effort. I had Econ 207 with Kumase, he was fair in grades, did good lectures, gave exam study guides. …”

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Spring 2020

Winter 2020

Spring 2019

Fall 2018

Depth Requirement for CS 2 points, 7 comments

u/rolf_li: “I'm in 1A CS and I transferred over ECON 101 and 102 credits from highschool. If I were to take ECON 206 or 207 this winter term, would that complete the depth requirement? (Since ECON 101 and 102 are both required to take 206.)”

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Spring 2018

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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