ES30035: Analytical development economics
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Economics |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take ES20011 AND take ES20013 |
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Students should develop their appreciation of the power of economic analysis in addressing applied questions, here specifically in relation to development questions. They should also develop a critical ability in linking economic analysis to real issues, and also recognise its limitations. |
| Aims: | * To illustrate the application of modern analytic tools in macro and microeconomics (learnt in previous units) to key development issues and problems; * To introduce new techniques and methods for the analysis of contemporary development issues and questions; * To encourage a questioning approach in the application of techniques. |
| Skills: | * Skills in explaining often complex ideas intuitively in writing or verbally. * The ability to read research articles in development economics critically and understand key arguments or messages. * An understanding of how to apply analytic skills to new questions. |
| Content: | Topics will include: conceptions of development: growth, inequality and poverty, insights from growth theory, the role of market imperfections and poor governance, the nature of markets in developing economies: land, labour and credit, corruption, aid and incentives. |
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ES30035 is Optional on the following courses:Department of Economics
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