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ECONOMIC GROWTH
cod. 1001659

Academic year 2009/10
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Politica economica (SECS-P/02)
Field
Economico
Type of training activity
Characterising
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Integrated course unit module: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HISTORY OF WORLD ECONOMY

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Learning objectives

This course  is a guided tour of methodologies and results of growth empirics <br />

Prerequisites

Some knowledge of basic micro and macroeconomics from the Laurea Triennale in Economia is required

Course unit content

The neoclassical growth model is the necessary toolkit to understand the facts and the determinants of economic growth. As such, it is often considered too abstract to analyze real world issues. This course - a tour of methodologies and results of growth empirics – shows that this is not the case. <br />
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? Is globalization bad or good for growth? Does “big Government” hinder growth? Is growth related to good institutions, or is institutional development a result of successful economic growth? <br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

David N. Weil, Economic Growth, second edition, 2009, chapters to indicate in class. the book is available both in hardcover and softcover. It is also available in Italian (first edition only). The first edition is very similar to the second edition.<br />

Teaching methods

<p>This course enables students to be able to formulate predictions as the likely growth rate of a country over long horizons of time as well s answer long-standing questions in economics on the causes of wealth and poverty of nations and other questions frequently discussed in the media. This course will be taught in English. The exam can be taken in English or Italian.</p>

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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