School of Business and Economics
Development Economics
Full course description
The long-run development and international economic relations of developing countries are chosen as the major topic of this course.The long-run growth part deals with structural change from agriculture to industry and services, institutions, distribution, population, education, health, taxation and government expenditure, agriculture and other resources.
The international relations part relates growth to migration, aid, international trade, and foreign debt, the latter including financial crises.
Course objectives
Overview with respect to all aspects under "Course content"; carrying out and presenting empirical tasks. For the marble/honour groups: skills to handle growth models.Prerequisites
Basic micro-, and macro-economicsStudents are expected to follow the recent developments in the business press.
Exchange students need to major in economics.
An advanced level of English
Recommended reading
Perkins, D.H., S. Radelet, D.L. Lindauer, S.A. Block, Economics of Development, 7th ed., Norton, New York and London, 2013.Reader.
Honours students get additional literature
EBC2092
Period 1
2 Sep 2024
25 Oct 2024
ECTS credits:
6.5Instruction language:
EnglishCoordinator:
Teaching methods:
Assignment(s), PBL, Presentation(s), Work in subgroupsAssessment methods:
Attendance, Final paper, Participation, Written exam