Economic Growth

3 Credits.

[formerly 440.624] Examines contemporary theories of economic growth and empirically applies them to panels of present day developing and industrialized countries, and to the historical evolution of individual countries and groups of countries. Topics include neoclassical growth models, population and growth, the economics of ideas, endogenous growth models, aid and growth, and policy and growth. Prerequisites: 440.602 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy. Corequisites: 440.606 Econometrics; 440.601 Microeconomic Theory and Policy.