Course: Development economics

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Course title Development economics
Course code MRS/REKO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šafaříková Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Syrovátka Miroslav, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Harmáček Jaromír, doc. Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Schlossarek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: development concept * development measurement * poverty * inequality * growth * sustainability * population * health * labor and land * agriculture * microfinance * development aid * trade

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to economic approach to development issues in the globalized world.
Students understand the issues related to socio-economic development of less developed countries.
Prerequisites
The course assumes the knowledge of introductory economics (at a level of course MRS/EKON).

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Written exam covering the lectures and required reading.
Recommended literature
  • Banerjee, A. V., & Duflo, E. (2011). Poor economics: a radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty. New York, N.Y: PublicAffairs.
  • Currie-Alder, B., Kanbur, R., Malone, D. M., Medhora, R. (eds.). (2014). International development: Ideas, experiences, & prospects. Oxford; New York, NY: University College Oxford.
  • de Janvry, A., Sadoulet, E. (2016). Development economics: Theory and practice. Abingdon; New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Perkins, D. H., Radelet, S. C., Lindauer, D. L., & Block, S. A. (2013). Economics of development / Dwight H . Perkins .. [et al.]. New York, N.Y: W. W. Norton & Company.
  • Ravallion, M. (2016). The economics of poverty: History, measurement, and policy. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Todaro, M. P., Smith, S. C. (2015). Economic development. 12th edition. Harlow: Pearson.


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