Economic Growth & Development (325-0-20)

Instructors

Jonas Yang Jin

Meeting Info

Harris Hall L07: Mon, Wed, Fri 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This course will examine divergence in economic prosperity across the world: we will study the fundamental questions of how economies can grow rich or fail to grow rich, as well as the underlying causes for these issues. We will study various theories; while no single model can claim to have the answer to these difficult questions, these models can inform us on some important determinants of long-run growth patterns and development performances. In this course, we will cover some of the leading theories to understand different aspects of long-run growth and development, including but not limited to: savings and capital accumulation, technological change, structural change, the demographic transition, income distribution, and imperfect credit markets.

Registration Requirements

ECON 310-1, ECON 310-2, ECON 311-1, and ECON 281

Class Materials (Required)

"1. Economic Growth, Weil, 2013 (3rd ed.), Routledge, ISBN-13 978-0321795731

2. Development Economics, Ray, 1998, Princeton University Press, ISBN-13 978-0691017068"

Class Materials (Suggested)

None

Class Notes

We will also cover individual readings beyond the textbooks within each topic

Class Attributes

SDG Responsible Consumption

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Pre-requisite: Students must have taken ECON 310-1 or MMSS 211-1 and ECON 281 or ECON 381-1 or MATH 386-1 or IEMS 304 or STAT 350 to successfully enroll in this course.