Economics of Dev:Growth

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course is aimed at providing students with an overview of some of the major ideas, models and frameworks in the area of economic growth and development. The course will begin with a detailed introduction to concepts, definitions, measurements and approaches used by development economists. This will be followed by an overview of key drivers of growth. These will include the role of geography, capital, technology, institutions, demographic changes, and investments in human resources. Additional topics will include structural transformations and monetary and fiscal policies. Theoretical and empirical models will be supplemented by country case-studies throughout the course.