Term 2
Aims:
The aim of this module is to study the determinants of economic growth, as well as explanations for the current wide disparity of income levels across countries.
Objectives:
At the end of their study students will:
- have knowledge of basic theories of growth
- have noted actual patterns of growth in advanced economies
- be aware of the problems of testing growth theory predictions against data
Taught by: |
Hyejin Ku |
Assessment: |
The course comprises 20 hours of lectures and 4 compulsory tutorial
classes with accompanying exercises. There will be a 2-hour unseen
written examination in Term 3. |
Suitable for: |
3rd year Economics (L100) students. Also available to 3rd year Econ/Geog (LL17) & Phil/Econ (VL51) students; and Econ/Stats (LG13) & Math/Econ (G1L1/G1LC) students. |
Prerequisites: |
Students must have taken ECON2001 and ECON2004 or ECON2601. |
Moodle page: |
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