Unit name | Growth, Trade and Structural Change |
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Unit code | ECONM3002 |
Credit points | 15 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Mr. Jahir Islam |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Economics, Finance and Management |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides an introduction to theoretical and empirical research on economic growth in developing countries. The precise content will tend to vary from year to year, but topics covered are likely to include standard growth models, growth accounting, trade policy, structural change, government policy, and growth in East Asia. Students will also be expected to gain a good understanding of the empirical methods used to study economic growth, and the strengths and weaknesses of the available evidence.
The course will aim to improve the ability of students to analyze and discuss complex issues, and to think critically about evidence and policy recommendations. Students will also be encouraged to study some of the formal models used in the analysis of growth and structural change.
Lectures and five hours of classes
Formative assessment: one essay that seeks to test and improve the ability of students to draw on a range of references, to analyze and discuss complex issues, to set out relevant formal models, and to think critically about the relevant theory and evidence.
Summative assessment: 100% 3-hour written exam. There will be three essay questions to be selected from a range of topics. These will test the ability of students to prepare and revise material related to the essay topics, to draw on a range of references, to analyze and discuss complex issues, to set out relevant formal models, and to think critically about the relevant theory and evidence.
Temple, Jonathan (1999). The new growth evidence. Journal of Economic *Literature, March, 37(1), 112-156. Weil, David (2008). Economic Growth (second edition). Addison-Wesley.