15 Best Economic Development Courses Online
We compared 15 Economic Development courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $5.00 to $249.00. 10 come from a named university or institution, including Yonsei University, University of Oxford and University of Toronto. 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
- 15
- Price range
- $5.00 – $249.00
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 26 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, 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 $5.00 to $249.00, 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....
$49.00listed price -
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Economic Development: A Beginner's Guide
Economic development is a critical aspect of understanding how nations grow, improve living standards, and achieve long-term prosperity. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundational concepts of e...
$99.99listed price -
3
From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development
Offered by University of Oxford
Learn about the role of government and the key political, social, and economic processes that elevate any society from poverty to prosperity.
$249.00listed price -
4
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...
$49.00listed price -
5
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...
$49.00listed price -
6
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...
$49.00listed price -
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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...
$49.00listed price -
8
Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains - Word Development Report 2020
Offered by World Bank Group
Global value chains (GVCs) now account for almost half of all international trade. In this age of global value chains, learn how GVCs can become more sustainable and inclusive. Explore the ways in which countries can wor...
$5.00listed price -
9
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,...
$49.00listed price -
10
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 -
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Impact Evaluation Methods with Applications in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Offered by Georgetown University
Economic development is about making a difference in the lives of the poor, through interventions in the health, education, microfinance, transport, agriculture, and other sectors. This course will provide you with the e...
$169.00listed price -
12
Government Accelerators (CGA) - Part 1: 2026 AI Strategy
كورس "Certified Government Accelerators" أو "خبير مسرعات حكومية معتمد" هو برنامج تدريبي يهدف إلى تزويد المشاركين بالمعرفة والمهارات اللازمة للعمل كمستشارين أو خبراء في مجال المسرعات الحكومية. يتناول البرنامج مجموعة من ال...
$39.99listed price -
13
Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future
Offered by Harvard University
We are living in a financially fragile world. There is economic growth, but not enough opportunities to find decent work. Globally, more than 200 million people are still unemployed, but there has been progress in standa...
$59.00listed price -
14
Conhecimentos Bancários 8: FNO (BASA)
Estudar conhecimentos bancários é fundamental para quem busca uma carreira sólida em instituições financeiras ou áreas que lidam com a gestão de recursos. Esse conteúdo abrange uma série de temas essenciais, como a estru...
$34.99listed price -
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The economic model of emerging countries - Michael Spence
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First time on Udemy, course delivered by Nobel laureates themselves. Here is what our students have t...
$24.99listed price
Best Economic Development Courses Online compared
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 15 priced courses on this page run from $5.00 to $249.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $244.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. 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, Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 10 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Yonsei University, University of Oxford and University of Toronto — 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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