ECON 51
Infrastructure Policy in Developing Countries Winter 2023

Cross-listed
This is not the current course catalog

This is a CDE winter term course, open to undergraduates as well. Students will be introduced to policy-making challenges of infrastructure, with a focus on developing countries. Students will read articles and case studies on how different countries have sought to address infrastructure challenges through policy interventions. Through these, students are expected to develop an appreciation for different elements of infrastructure policy, and how countries have succeeded — or not — in using policies to meet their objectives. The course will touch on evolving energy technologies, different transportation sectors, public-private partnerships, infrastructure financing and the impacts of climate change. Case examples will be drawn a range of from developing countries, covering Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions, and will write a paper and deliver a team presentation on ways in which infrastructure challenges can be approached in a country of choice.