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140265 KU KW2 - K VI - Introductory Seminar: Development Economics (2009W)

International Environment and Economic Development

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Absolvierte Einführungsvorlesung wird vorausgesetzt

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 14.10. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 21.10. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 28.10. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 04.11. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 11.11. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 18.11. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 25.11. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 02.12. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 09.12. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 16.12. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 13.01. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 20.01. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32
  • Wednesday 27.01. 11:00 - 12:55 Hörsaal A UniCampus Zugang Hof 2 2F-EG-32

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course studies how the international environment (goods trade, capital flows, foreign aid, etc) affect the economic performance of developing countries, and discusses the policies these countries adopt in the face of these forces as well as their effects. The course will be taught at an introductory level. Theory, empirical evidence, and policy implications will be discussed.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students will be evaluated on the basis of their presentations during the course and an essay (Referat).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students will develop analytical skills to think independently about the economic effects of trade, capital flows, etc. as well as about the design of policies.

Examination topics

Different theories will be discussed, as well as the related empirical evidence and policy debates. There will be a mix of lectures by Cuñat and presentations/discussion by the students of the material covered in the course.

Reading list

The course will be based mainly on Krugman and Obstfeld (2008): International Economics, 8th Edition, Pearson-Addison-Wesley, but we will also use academic articles as well as less "formal" references. (For example, Joseph Stiglitz (2002): Globalization and Its Discontents, Penguin; Joseph Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton (2005): Fair Trade for All, Oxford University Press; William Easterly (2006): The White Man's Burden, Oxford University Press; and Jeffrey Sachs (2005): The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, Penguin Press.)

Association in the course directory

KW2, K IV, n K IV

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