International business and development

Professor
Academic discipline: Politica economica (SECS-P/02)
Field: Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity: Related/supplementary

40 hours
of face-to-face activities

5 credits

hub: PARMA

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exam calls

Integrated course unit module: GROWTH AND HISTORY OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

Learning objectives

Students will be endowed with the toolkit to analyze data and interpret the patterns of growth in the global economy

Prerequisites

None

Course unit content

The textbook growth model is the standard theoretical toolkit to study the determinants of economic growth. As such, however, it is often considered too abstract to analyze real world issues. This course shows that this is not the case. It does so by providing the tools and the occasion to coherently and practically think about such topics as: Why do growth rates differ across countries and over time? How do we measure the growth contribution of physical and human capital? Is globalization bad or good for growth? Does “big Government” hinder growth?

Full programme

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Bibliography

David N. Weil, "Economic Growth", second edition, 2009, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4.2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13

Teaching methods

Standard lectures and classes

Assessment methods and criteria

Closed book written final exam

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