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 Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Economics |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take ES20013 AND take ES20014 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide an account of the modern economic analysis of economic growth; though the unit draws appropriately on standard mathematical and numerical techniques, much emphasis is on economic intuition and political 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). Content: The basic neo-classical model.. Optimal growth. Endogenous growth. Human capital. Imperfect Credit Markets. Inequality, Redistribution and Growth. R&D and Growth. Institutions, Culture and Growth. Students are encouraged to also take Economics of innovation and entrepreneurship (ES30098). ES30046 takes the microeconomic concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship from the microeconomics perspective of ES30098 to the macroeconomic perspective of technological progress and economics growth. |
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ES30046 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Economics
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