Inequalities and Development 2400-ZU2WW068
Pełny opis: The aim of the course is to provide students with fundamental tools of development economics as well as to give some contextual knowledge about economic and social transformations.
L1. Income Inequalities
L2. Wealth Inequalities and Development
L3. Growth of Population and International Migrations
L4. Global Savings
L5. Gender and Employment
L6. Innovations and Growth
Type of course
Course coordinators
Term 2023L: | Term 2024Z: |
Learning outcomes
Upon the course completion (lecture, discussions) a student:
- is able to critically analyse the data concerning the development, global inequalities and correlates of economic growth
- is able to recognise the frequently repeated fallacies concerning the determinants of growth and global inequalities
- is able to provide an explanation for the emerging global inequalities
- is able to formulate relevant research questions as well as provide an educated guess about the mechanics describing the analysed economic processes.
SU05, SU06, SK01, SK03, SU04, SU03, SU02, SU01, SW03, SW02, SW01, SW04, SW05, SK02, SK04
Assessment criteria
The final grade will be awarded based on the: written exam in a form of essay (50% of the final grade); presentation of a given topic and active discussion in the group (50% of the final grade).
Bibliography
Piketty Thomas, 2014, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press and London.
Papers provided to students by the lecturer.
Additional information
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