7 Best Economic Development Courses on Coursera
We compared 7 Economic Development courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $49.00. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Yonsei University, University of Toronto and Rutgers the State University of New Jersey. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 7
- Price range
- $49.00 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 7 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "economic development" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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The Korean Economic Development
Offered by Yonsei University
You will review the evolution of the Korean economy decade by decade since Korea’s independence from Japan in 1945. Major policies of each decade will be explained and their effect on the Korean economy will be analyzed....
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The City and You: Find Your Best Place
Offered by University of Toronto
Welcome to The City and You: Find Your Best Place. I'm excited to have you in the class and look forward to your contributions to the other learners in our community. This course will provide the knowledge and the tools...
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Our Share: Employee Ownership as a Wealth Sharing Tool
Offered by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
In this course, you will learn about a well-researched tool for building a more equitable economy: “employee ownership.” You will learn what it is, how it differs from traditional business ownership models, and the forms...
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Negocios Internacionales I
Offered by University of New Mexico
Vivimos en un mundo cada vez mas globalizado, en el cual el éxito en los negocios internacionales se ha convertido en el factor determinante del desarrollo económico y la prosperidad. Esta materia, Entorno Global de Nego...
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Trade & investment: evidence-based policies for development
Offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam
This MOOC prepares students that want to analyse trade and investment policies of developing countries and emerging markets. We couch you for the task of giving evidence-based policy. For students interested in policy ad...
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African cities : An Introduction to Urban Planning
Offered by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)
This course teached the basics of urban planning in Africa through technical, environmental, social and economical dimensions. It focuses on African cities only. Although, they exemplify well cities in the Global South,...
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A Circular Economy of Metals: Towards a Sustainable Societal Metabolism
Offered by Universiteit Leiden
Metals are present everywhere around us and are one of the major materials upon which our economies are built. Economic development is deeply coupled with the use of metals. During the 20th century, the variety of metal...
$49.00listed price
Best Economic Development Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Korean Economic Development | Coursera | Yonsei University | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | The City and You: Find Your Best Place | Coursera | University of Toronto | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Our Share: Employee Ownership as a Wealth Sharing Tool | Coursera | Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Negocios Internacionales I | Coursera | University of New Mexico | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Trade & investment: evidence-based policies for development | Coursera | Erasmus University Rotterdam | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | African cities : An Introduction to Urban Planning | Coursera | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | A Circular Economy of Metals: Towards a Sustainable Societal Metabolis... | Coursera | Universiteit Leiden | $49.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 7 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $0.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Yonsei University, University of Toronto and Rutgers the State University of New Jersey — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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