# ECON 237 — Economic Development I (AUB)

> ECON 237 Economic Development I at American University of Beirut. 2 student reviews · 1 shared file.

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Retrieved: 2026-09-15

## Facts

- Course code: ECON 237
- Title: Economic Development I
- University: American University of Beirut (AUB)
- Subject: Economics
- Department: Economics
- Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Credits: 3
- Counts toward General Education: Societies and Individuals
- Professors on record (1): Ramzi Mabsout

## Catalogue description

An introduction to development economics that covers the theory and empirics of development, quality of life, poverty, inequality, and knowledge based policy making in the context of the challenges faced by developing countries including market-oriented reforms, impact of globalization, urbanization, agricultural development, and gender equality

## Quick answers

### What is ECON 237 at AUB?

ECON 237 Economic Development I is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. An introduction to development economics that covers the theory and empirics of development, quality of life, poverty, inequality, and knowledge based policy making in the context of the challenges faced by developing countries including market-oriented reforms, impact of globalization, urbanization, agricultural development, and gender equality

### How many credits is ECON 237?

ECON 237 Economic Development I is worth 3 credits at AUB.

### Is ECON 237 hard?

2 AUB students have written about ECON 237 on Studiety. No one has left a star rating yet, so read what they wrote rather than an average.

### Who teaches ECON 237 at AUB?

Studiety has 1 professor on record for ECON 237: Ramzi Mabsout. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now.

### What are the prerequisites for ECON 237?

ECON 237 lists 2 prerequisites: ECON 217 Intermediate Price Theory, ECON 227 Intermediate Macroeconomics.

### Are there past papers for ECON 237?

Yes — 1 file for ECON 237 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account.

## What to expect

- Has Midterm
- Has Final
- Has Attendance
- Has Project
- Has Participation
- Original Book Necessary

## Prerequisites

- [ECON 217 — Intermediate Price Theory](https://studiety.com/aub/course/559)
- [ECON 227 — Intermediate Macroeconomics](https://studiety.com/aub/course/561)

## Shared course material

1 file shared by students. Free to download after signing up.

- Syllabus: 1 (most recent from 2017)

## Student reviews

2 of 2 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from
elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line.

- **2019-08** — He explains very well, and his exams reward those who understand the material and what was explained in the lectures, not sheer memorization.

- **2019-08** — maybe his exams are hard. but he is a nice person and explains well.

## See also

- [All Economics courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/economics.md)
- [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md)

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