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Lecturer(s)
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Harmáček Jaromír, doc. Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Theory, methodology, and practical approaches to the measurements of the following concepts: * Pro-poor growth * Societal development * Sustainable development The technical construction and calculation of specific indicators for the above concepts (using real data in the statistical software Stata): * Poverty Equivalent Growth Rate (PEGR), Rate of Pro-Poor Growth (RPPG), etc. * Social Progress Index (SPI) * Just Transition Index (JTS), etc.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on the theory, methodology, and practical approaches to measuring pro-poor growth, social progress, and sustainable development. Key indicators highlighted include the Poverty Equivalent Growth Rate (PEGR), Rate of Pro-Poor Growth (RPPG), Social Progress Index (SPI), and Just Transition Score (JTS). The course emphasizes the technical construction and calculation of these indicators through the use of real data in the statistical software Stata.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Seminar Work
classes participation, written test, tasks
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Recommended literature
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Social Progress Imperative, 2024. Social Progress Index 2024 - Methodology summary. Social Progress Imperative, Washington, D.C.
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Htitich, M., Harmáček, J., Krylová, P. (2024). Just Transition Score: Measuring the relative sustainability of social progress. Environmental and Sustainability lndicators 23.
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Rosling, H., Rosling, O., Rosling Rönnlund, A. (2018). Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think. Flatiron Books.
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Todaro, M. P., Smith, S. C. (2020). Economic development. 13th ed. Harlow: Addison Wesley.
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