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ES50053: Growth theory

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2019/0
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Economics
Further information on credits Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 120
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Semester 2
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: EX-TH 100%*
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Open book, 72 hour take-home exam* (EX-TH 100%)

*Assessment updated due to Covid-19 disruptions
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
ES50053 Resit Exam (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To provide an account of the modern economic analysis of economic growth; though the unit draws appropriately on techniques of dynamic optimisation, the emphasis is on economic intuition and empirical relevance.

Learning Outcomes:
Students should:
* be able to understand and critically appraise the analytical models and empirical evidence relevant to understanding the causes of differences in long-term growth performance across countries and regions;
* have sufficient skills to begin to formulate growth models competently.

Skills:
Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and mathematical models (Taught/Assessed/Facilitated)
Ability to select, summarise and synthesis written information from multiple sources (T/F/A)
Ability to select and use appropriate ideas to produce a coherent response to a pre-set question (T/F/A)
Ability to modify existing knowledge and develop original answers to novel questions (T/F/A)

Content:
The basic neo-classical model. Overlapping generations. Optimal growth. Endogenous growth. Human Capital. Imperfect credit markets. Inequality, redistribution & growth. R&D and growth. Institutions, culture and growth.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

ES50053 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Economics

ES50053 is available for Auditing on the following programmes:

Department of Economics

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