Development economics - a subject offered in English 330-MS1-1ERO#E
Level of study: First-degree studies
Profile of studies: General academic
Form of study: full-time
Language: English
Type: Module 1 - general education subject
Year of study /sester: first-year / second semester
Prerequisites: none
Number of hours of didactic classes: Lecture - 30 hours
Teaching method:
Lecture using multimedia techniques, involving students
ECTS points: 4
Quantitative indicators
Student activity:
Participation in lectures - 30 hours.
Preparing for a lecture - studying literature - 15 hours.
Preparing for the lecture - collecting and analysing data on development diversity in the world - 25 hours.
Participation in consultations - 6 hours.
Preparation for the exam - 22 hours.
Examination - 2 hours.
Student workload related to the classes:
requiring the direct participation of the teacher and students - 50 hours, 2 ECTS
of a practical nature - 25 hours, 1 ECTS
Course coordinators
Type of course
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
1ERO_W01 The student knows and understands, at an advanced level, the dependencies and conditions for growth and economic development in high and less developed countries (KP6_WG2 )
SKILLS
1ERO_U01 - The student can use the acquired knowledge to analyse and interpret the process of economic development and the causes of the development gap between underdeveloped and developing countries (KP6_UW1).
1ERO_U02 can independently plan a learning process and deepen its knowledge in underdevelopment, using appropriate sources of information (KP6_UU1).
COMPETENCES
1ERO_K01 - The student is aware of their level of knowledge and skills and understands the need for continuous learning due to the dynamics of development processes in the world (KP6_KK1)
The verification of all learning outcomes will occur during the discussion in the oral exam.
Assessment criteria
Oral exam. The student answers one problem question drawn from the pool of questions. The set of questions will be delivered to students no later than two weeks before the end of the semester.
Bibliography
Primary literature:
J. Stiglitz, Rational Peasants, Efficient Institutions, and a Theory of Rural Organization: Methodological Remarks for Development Economics, [w:] P. Bardhan, The Economic Theory of Agrarian Institutions, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1989, s. 19 [https://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/download/papers/1989_Rational_Peasants.pdf]
M. Fafchamps, Social Capital and Development, Economics Series Working Papers No. 214, Oxford 2004 [http://economics.ouls.ox.ac.uk/14076/1/gprg-wps-007.pdf]
P. Bardhan, Institutional Economics of Development: Some General Reflections, 4th mini-conference on Development Economics “Institutions and Development” –, Montreal 2007 [http://eml.berkeley.edu/~webfac/bardhan/papers/MITPress_volumepaper.pdf]
J.A. List, Why Economists Should Conduct Field Experiments and 14 Tips for Pulling One Off, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 25(3) 2011, s. 3-16 [http://home.uchicago.edu/~jlist/papers/Why%20Economists%20Should%20Conduct%20Field%20Experiments%20and%2014%20tips%20for%20Pulling%20One%20Off.pdf]
E. Duflo, Field Experiments in Development Economics, BREAD Policy Paper No. 012, [http://economics.mit.edu/files/800
Additional literature:
R. Peet, E. Hartwick, Theories of development, Wyd. The Guilford Press, Nowy Jork 2009
Additional information
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