Programma

Preliminaries - development economics, an overview (Alain De Janvry Elisabeth Sadoulet)
• What is Development
• The state of development

Economic growth - an overview (Oded Galor)
• From stagnation to growth
• Unified growth theory
• Economic growth diagnostic

Poverty reduction - theory and empirical issues (Ghatak, M., 2015)

Inequality - theory and empirical issues (Galor, O., & Zeira, J., 1993).

Conflict - an overview (Jurgen Brauer J. Paul Dunne)
• Determinants of conflict
• Conflict and development
• Post-conflict

Testi Adottati

Main books:

Alain De Janvry Elisabeth Sadoulet (2021) Development Economics, Theory and Practice (Second edition). Routledge,
New York.
Oded Galor (2011) Unified Growth Theory. Princeton University Press,New Jersey.

Monographic course: Jurgen Brauer J. Paul Dunne (2012) Peace Economics: A Macroeconomic Primer for Violence-afflicted States. United States Institute of Peace Press, Washington, DC.

Lecture slides

Modalità Frequenza

Facoltativa

Modalità Valutazione

During the course, students who wish to take part in the project will be required to sit a one-hour written test designed to assess the knowledge and skills acquired during the first part of the course. The test will cover economic growth, inequality, and poverty. Students who pass the written test will be eligible to take part in the project, which will be developed in collaboration with the instructor. As the final assessment requirement, they will prepare and deliver a comprehensive presentation of the project’s main findings and outcomes. The presentation should clearly communicate the research question, the methodology adopted, the data and empirical analysis conducted, the main results, and the implications of the findings. For non-attending students, the examination will consist of an in-depth oral examination covering the entire course syllabus.

Programma

Preliminaries - development economics, an overview (Alain De Janvry Elisabeth Sadoulet)
• What is Development
• The state of development

Economic growth - an overview (Oded Galor)
• From stagnation to growth
• Unified growth theory
• Economic growth diagnostic

Poverty reduction - theory and empirical issues (Ghatak, M., 2015)

Inequality - theory and empirical issues (Galor, O., & Zeira, J., 1993).

Conflict - an overview (Jurgen Brauer J. Paul Dunne)
• Determinants of conflict
• Conflict and development
• Post-conflict

Testi Adottati

Main books:

Alain De Janvry Elisabeth Sadoulet (2021) Development Economics, Theory and Practice (Second edition). Routledge,
New York.
Oded Galor (2011) Unified Growth Theory. Princeton University Press,New Jersey.

Monographic course: Jurgen Brauer J. Paul Dunne (2012) Peace Economics: A Macroeconomic Primer for Violence-afflicted States. United States Institute of Peace Press, Washington, DC.

Lecture slides

Modalità Frequenza

Facoltativa

Modalità Valutazione

During the course, students who wish to take part in the project will be required to sit a one-hour written test designed to assess the knowledge and skills acquired during the first part of the course. The test will cover economic growth, inequality, and poverty. Students who pass the written test will be eligible to take part in the project, which will be developed in collaboration with the instructor. As the final assessment requirement, they will prepare and deliver a comprehensive presentation of the project’s main findings and outcomes. The presentation should clearly communicate the research question, the methodology adopted, the data and empirical analysis conducted, the main results, and the implications of the findings. For non-attending students, the examination will consist of an in-depth oral examination covering the entire course syllabus.