GROWTH ECONOMICS
| Title | ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ / GROWTH ECONOMICS |
| Code | 12ΥΓ06 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Economics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Psaltopoulos |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001418 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Economics (2013-today)
Registered students: 805
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600241895
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Αμφιθέατρα Νομικής & Κοινωνικών και Οικονομικών Επιστημών |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΜΙΚΡΟ ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ Β (154) |
| Calendar | Mittwoch 12:00 to 14:00 |
| Building | Αμφιθέατρα Νομικής & Κοινωνικών και Οικονομικών Επιστημών |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΜΕΓΑΛΟ ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ (A) (158) |
| Calendar | Thursdsay 08:00 to 10:00 |
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600241895
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=14276
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
to familiarize students with
1. the concept of economic development: what is, how is measured etc
2. how economic development is connected to economic growth
3. the past and current issues concerning economic development
4. the roots of these issues
5. critical analysis of the proposed policies to solve developmental issues
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
• Have the ability to identify and analyze basic theories and concepts of economic development.
• Critically examine the links between the various theories and approaches of development economics.
• Critically analyze the main development problems at the international level.
• Evaluate the completeness and quality of empirical work in development economics.
• Utilize empirical work in development economics to specialize policy measures.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Section 1: Concept, content and measurement of development.
Section 2: Evolution of thinking in development economics
Section 3: Economic growth, the concept of surplus
Section 4: Developmental problems of the modern world
Inequalities
Poverty
Population Growth
Immigration
Environment
Section 5: Human capital, education and health
Section 6: Development policy-making: the role of the state, external assistance, etc
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Power Point, e-learning
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 134 | 4.8 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 140 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
final exam
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
M.P. Todaro, St. C. Smith, Οικονομική της Ανάπτυξης, εκδ. Τζιόλα, Αθήνα 2014. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 33155988.
Additional bibliography for study
• Βαϊτσος, Κ. 2009. Αρχές Αναπτυξιακής Οικονομικής. Αθήνα, Εκδόσεις Κριτική.
• Weil, N.D. 2012. Οικονομική Μεγέθυνση. Λευκωσία, Broken Hill Publishers Ltd.
• World Bank (various years). World Development Report. Washington DC, The World Bank.
• Our World in Data: https://ourworldindata.org
• United Nations. 2015. Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. New York, United Nations.
• Lin, J.Y. 2012. New Structural Economics. Washington DC, The World Bank.
• Ocampo, J.A., Rada, C. and Taylor, L. 2009. Growth and Policy in Developing Countries: A Structuralist Approach. New York, Columbia University Press.
• Ray, D. 2010. Uneven Growth: A Framework for Research in Development Economics, Journal of Economic Perspectives 24, No. 3, 45-60.
• Lucas, R. 1990. Why Doesn't Capital Flow From Rich to Poor Countries?, American Economic Review 80, 92-96.
• Erosa, Α., Koreshkova, Τ. and Restuccia, D. 2010. How Important Is Human Capital? A Quantitative Theory Assessment of World Income Inequality, Review of Economic Studies 77, 1421-1449.
• Forbes, K. 2000. A Reassessment of the Relationship Between Inequality and Growth, American Economic Review 90, 869-887.
• Mookherjee, D. and Ray, D. 2003. Persistent Inequality, Review of Economic Studies 70, 369-393.
• Benabou, R. 2000. Unequal Societies: Income Distribution and the Social Contract, American Economic Review 90, 96-128.
• Rodrik, D. 2013. The Past, Present, and Future of Economic Growth. Global Citizens Foundation, Working Paper 1.
• Chen, S. and Ravallion, M. 2010. The Developing World is Poorer than we Thought, but no less Successful in the Fight against Poverty. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 125(4).
• Milanovic, B. 2013. Global Income Inequality in Numbers: in History and Now, Global Policy, 4(2).
Last Update
09-03-2022
