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What is Development Economics?
What is Development Economics?
April 3, 2026
Introduction
Introduction
I'll cover GDP in next week's article, but, without any prior knowledge, do you see any patterns in this map? (Hint: Africa)
You noticed something, didn't you? Development Economics has been trying to explain it for a long time now.
But what even is Development Economics?
But what even is Development Economics?
At the core, it's about inequality on the global scale. It tries to understand why certain nations continue to struggle in the present by examining different systems and structures through an interdisciplinary perspective. However, Development Economics doesn't just try to explain why things are the way they are, it uses that knowledge to propose new policies and processes in hopes of reducing inequality.
So where do I come in?
So where do I come in?
I, the author and editor of this blog, want to make this knowledge more accessible to you, the reader. Each Friday, I plan to publish an article covering a basic concept, case study, or relevant research. I feel like this field is made overly complicated, but I hope to change that.
Sources
Sources
Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “GDP per capita – World Bank – In constant international-$” [dataset]. Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank, “World Development Indicators 125” [original data]. Retrieved April 3, 2026 from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260325-171315/grapher/gdp-per-capita-worldbank.html (archived on March 25, 2026).
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