GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Very good background in economic theory and quantitative methods. Satisfactory background in development economics

For teaching the course and communitating with students the following means are used: power point presentation, e-mails, and computer packages such as Word, MatLab, Eviews, Excel, as well as elearning (moodle) and telecommunications (zoom)

Class participation: 25% Presentation of research article: 25% Written essay (3000 words): 35% Final exam: 15%

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