Economic Growth and Historical Development
| Modul: | Makroökonomie I |
| Dozent: | JProf. Dr. Nina Boberg-Fazlic & Tom Görges |
| Umfang / Credits: | 4 SWS / 7,5 Credits |
| Veranstaltungsart: | Vorlesung und Übung |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Termin und Ort: | tba |
| Beginn: | Erste Semesterwoche |
| Prüfung: | Graded written exam (90 minutes) or oral exam (15-30 minutes) covering the entire module (mode will be announced in time) |
Übersicht
Lehrinhalte
Why are some countries rich and others are poor? This course provides an understanding of long-run development and studies the underlying causes of income differences across countries. The focus of the lectures is the theoretical and conceptual background of proximate and fundamental factors in economic growth and development. In the exercise classes, empirical articles will be dis-cussed with a focus on causal inference based on historical data.
Kompetenzen
Students learn to understand and discuss long-term economic relationships and developments. They also learn to apply their knowledge of empirical methods to articles that conduct quantitative analysis, to discuss and to critically assess these. Understanding past (historical) growth episodes, helps to inform policy on how to achieve economic growth and sustained development.
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen
- none
- Recommended: basic knowledge of macroeconomics and econometrics.
Modultyp und Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
Wahlpflichtmodul in den Master-Studiengängen Wirtschaftswissenschaften, WiWi für ein Lehramt am Berufskolleg, Wirtschaftsmathematik, Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, Logistik, Mathematik, Statistik und Economics und Journalismus.