Development Economics, photo: Kai Stachowiak
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
Economic Growth and economic development: Basic concepts and definitions. Characteristics of the developing world. Theories of economic growth and development. Modern models of economic growth and underdevelopment. Poverty, inequality and development. Population growth and economic development. Human capital and development. Agricultural transformation. Structural transformation and development. Development policy design. External financing, investment and aid. The School of New Structural Economics. Development and Policy in Developing Countries (Structuralist Macroeconomics School).
Lectures (3 hours per week)
Activity |
Semester workload |
Lectures |
39 hours (3X13) |
Private study |
111 hours |
Total number of hours for the Course (25 hours of work-load per ECTS credit) |
150 hours (total student work-load) |
Use of ICT in teaching and communication with students through the e-class platform