ECO 631 - Development Economics |
| Course Detail: |
This is an advanced course on economic growth and development. It offers an ana-lytical exposition of selected topics in growth theory and development economics. It covers neoclassical and new growth theories and their relevance to understand the dy-namics of developing economies. The course also provides a modern treatment of some of the traditional theories of growth and development. Finally, it covers some current applied issues in development. The course assumes a prior knowledge of a first course in development economics as well as a sound understanding of intermedi-ate level micro and macroeconomics. It entails an extensive use of calculus, algebra and graphs.
[Pre-requisite: ECO 350 or equivalents ]
[Credit Hours: 3] |
