Course: Economics of Development

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Course title Economics of Development
Course code MRS/WG2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 9
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brun Jean-Francois
  • Bertoli Simone, prof.
  • Šafaříková Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Combes Motel Pascale, prof.
Course content
Blok 1: Concept of development and development measuring. Blok 2: Poverty and inequality Blok 3: Human resources Blok 4: Structure of economy and trade Blok 5: Financing of development

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course provides an analysis of development issues from an economic perspective, including the role of national and international policies. The course covers five broad areas: concept and measurement of development; poverty, inequality, and growth; human resources; economic structure and trade; and development finance. The course is taught within the EMJMD IDS (Glodep, http://glodep.eu/) program at Palacký University Olomouc (Olomouc, Czech Republic).
Students have knowledge and skills to analyze development issues from an economic perspective.
Prerequisites
-

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam, Essay, Student performance

written exam, attendance
Recommended literature
  • de Janvry, A., Sadoulet, E. 2016. Development economics: Theory and practice. Routledge..
  • Perkins, D. H., Radelet, S., Lindauer, D. L. (2006). Economics of development. 6th edition. New York and London: W. W. Norton.
  • Ravallion, M. 2016. The economics of poverty: History, measurement, and policy. Oxford University Press..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Development Policy (2021) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer