Laston Manja
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Teaching

I have taught economics at the University of Michigan and the University of Malawi, including introductory economics, macroeconomics, labor economics, development economics, and applied policy-oriented courses.

University of Michigan

Graduate Student Instructor / Head Graduate Student Instructor
Department of Economics

Term Course Role
Fall 2024 Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 102) GSI
Winter 2025 Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 101) GSI
Fall 2025 Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 102) GSI
Winter 2026 Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 102) Head GSI

University of Malawi

Lecturer in Economics
Undergraduate and Master’s teaching

Undergraduate courses

Course Years taught
Monetary Economics (ECON 322) 2020, 2021, 2022
History of Economic Thought (ECON 214) 2021
Labor Economics (ECON 413) 2021, 2022
Development Economics (DEC 313) 2022
The Malawi Economy (ECON 224) 2021, 2022
Monitoring and Evaluation (DEC 423), (co-taught) 2022

Master’s courses

Course Years taught
Advanced Macroeconomics (ECON 620) 2021, 2022, 2023

Teaching interests

Development economics; labor economics; macroeconomics; econometrics; applied microeconomics; education economics; economic development in Africa.

 

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