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Introduction

Principal Aims

To introduce students to key issues facing developing economies. It is based on the modern analytical and empirical approach adopted by researchers, practitioners and international development institutions, with an emphasis on the most recent research advances in the field.

Principal Learning Outcomes

Professional skills:...demonstrate they have learned to read and cite the relevant economic literature to address key questions on development.

Cognitive skills:...demonstrate they have extended their core skills in economic analysis and quantitative methods and will be able to apply this skill in the analysis of problems typical of a developing and less developed economies.

Key skills:...understand development economics studies. Use their content to engage with policy debates.

Subject knowledge and understanding the methods:...by the end of the module the student should be able to demonstrate their understanding of the key issues facing the poor in developing. The students should also be able to use empirical evidence and economic reasoning to discuss the policies aimed at addressing these issues.

Syllabus

Context

Core Module

L1L8 - Year 3

Optional Module

L100 - Year 2, L1P5 - Year 1, L1PA - Year 1, LM1D (LLD2) - Year 2, V7ML - Year 2, V7ML - Year 3, V7MP - Year 2, V7MP - Year 3, V7MR - Year 2, V7MR - Year 3, V7MM - Year 4, R9L1 - Year 4, R3L4 - Year 4, R4L1 - Year 4, R2L4 - Year 4, R1L4 - Year 4, LA99 - Year 2, LA99 - Year 3, L1CA - Year 2, L1CC - Year 2, L1CC - Year 3, L1CD - Year 2, L1CE - Year 2, V7MS - Year 4, L1CB - Year 4, L1CG - Year 4, L1CJ - Year 4

Pre or Co-requisites

Any of:

EC106-30 Introduction to Economics OR

EC107-30 Economics 1

OR

EC108-30 Macroeconomics 1 AND

EC109-30 Microeconomics 1

OR

EC131-15 Economics for º£½ÇÉçÇø AND

EC229-15 Economics of Strategy

IB121-15 º£½ÇÉçÇø Statistics AND

IB122-15 º£½ÇÉçÇø Analytics

Summary:

Modules: EC106-30 or EC107-30 or (EC108-30 and EC109-30) or (EC131-15 and EC229-15 and IB121-15 and IB122-15)

Assessment

Assessment Method

Coursework (20%) + Centrally-timetabled examination (On-campus) (80%)

Coursework Details

Assignment (20%) , Centrally-timetabled examination (On-campus) (80%)

Exam Timing

Summer

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