Unit name | Introduction to Development Economics |
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Unit code | EFIMM0004 |
Credit points | 15 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Valente |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Economics for Finance and Management (ECONM1014) Quantitative Methods for Economics, Finance and Management (ECONM1012) |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Economics, Finance and Management |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This Unit will:
Unit aims are:
To help prepare students for careers in development policy with public and non-governmental organisations (both national and international)
To equip students with the analytical apparatus needed to assess alternative policy measures directed at improving macroeconomic performance of developing countries.
Weekly lectures and fortnightly small group tutorials
Summative assessment: Three-hour closed book examination in summer term: 100%. The examination will test the ability of students to critically analyse a range of policy measures designed at improving macroeconomic performance in developing countries,
Formative assessment: Each student will submit one essay, randomly distributed from a set of five questions.
Luis Cabral (2000) Introduction to Industrial Organization. MIT Press. (Second Edition due to be published soon.)