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SØK8623 - Economic Growth and Development

About

Lessons are not given in the academic year 2023/2024

Course content

Large differences in income across countries has motivated studies of economic growth and development. Different growth paths can be understood as a result of different economic policy, different access to natural resources, or external conditions. The interest has in particular been on political and economic institutions and the degree of openness in trade. The course includes microeconomic and macroeconomic models and covers both theoretical and empirical analyses.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

You learn

  • theoretical models of poverty traps
  • possible connections between natural resource abundance and economic development
  • how violent conflict emerge and what connection this has with income level
  • models of political economy with relevance to growth and development
  • connections between institutions and economic development

Skills

You should be able to

  • understand and explain how poverty traps may emerge
  • discuss different effects of resource abundance for economic development
  • trace out how different factors may fuel violent conflict, and for ways of empirically testing such theories
  • analyze interconnections between economic and political equilibria
  • discuss how different institutions may promote or retard economic development

General competence

You should be able to

  • read and understand reports and research articles dealing with issues discussed in the course
  • use the content of the course in your own academic work

Learning methods and activities

4 hours of lectures every week. The course has compulsory activity. Specific requirements will be announced at the beginning of the term. The course is an optional PhD course, and it is not taught every autumn semester.

SØK8623 follows the same teaching as SØK3523. Contact the department (econ@ok.ntnu.no) to get access to learning resources in Blackboard.

Compulsory assignments

  • Obligatory course work

Further on evaluation

The subject is reserved for PhD students. Contact kontakt@econ.ntnu.no if you want to take the course.

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

Announced at the beginning of the term.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
SØK3523 10.0 AUTUMN 2010
SØK8523 10.0 AUTUMN 2010
More on the course

No

Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  10.0 SP
Study level: Doctoral degree level

Coursework

No

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim , Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Economics
  • Social Sciences
Contact information

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Economics

Examination

  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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