Course code: 171701 | Subject title: DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | ||||
Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Optative | Year: 4 | Period: 1º S | ||
Department: Economics | |||||
Lecturers: | |||||
GARCIA PRADO, ARIADNA MARÍA (Resp) [Mentoring ] |
Development, Economic growth and Poverty reduction are the outcomes of a complex set of interactions across the entire range of economic policies and institutions. From this perspective, "Development Economics" must have a very broad meaning. During this course, we will study a variety of cross-cutting themes such as poverty, inequality, corruption, the access to financial markets, the functioning of institutions as well as the methodology to monitor and evaluate the impact of development programs.
P01. Analytical capacity.
CG02. Planning and organization skills
GP04. Writing and speaking in English.
GP07. Solving problems skills
GP09. Teamwork skills
GP11. International work.
GP12. Information search from different sources.
GP17. Autonomous learning.
GP19. Creativity.
CG23. Sensibility towards social and environmental problems
SP01. Understand economic institutions as the result of theoretical or formal representations of modern economies.
CE02. Identify sources for relevant economic data and information.
CE03. Interpret and analyse microeconomic and macroeconomic data.
SP04.Use scientific tools and professional criteria to analyse economic problems.
SP05.Write advising reports on local, national or international economic issues or on sectorial analysis.
SP06.Write economic projects at regional, national or international level.
SP10.Evaluate the implications of alternative economic policies and select those that better achieve the policy targets
General: Economic matters at the national and international level, public sector, economic institutions
Specific:
1) World Development since Second War World
2) The role of governments and the international economic institutions in economic development
3) Limits of economic theory when analyzing economic development
Contents:
4) What is development in our society?
5)How to achieve sustainable development
6)The role of human development
7) Inequity and development
8) Strategies that governments and international institutions can implement to cope with poverty
Methodology/Activity | hours at the classroom | hours out of the classroom |
A-1 Participative lectures | 18 | |
A-2 Applied seminars | 18 | |
A-3 Debates, group discussion, office hours | 18 | |
A-4 Researching and writing about a selected topic on development | 30 | |
A-5 Reading complementary material | 20 | |
A-6 Individual study | 30 | |
A-7 Exams and case studies | 6 | |
A-8 Individual office hours | 10 | |
TOTAL | 60 | 90 |
Proficiencies | formative activities |
GP04, GP019, CG23, SP01 | A-1 Participative lectures |
GP09, CE03,SP04 | A-2 Applied seminars |
GP04, GP09 | A-3 Debates, group discussion, office hours |
GP04, GP07, GP012, GP019, SP05, SP06, SP10 | A-4 Researching and writing about a selected topic on development |
GP017 | A-5 Reading complementary material |
GP017 | A-6 Individual study |
P01, GP07, CE02, CE03, SP10 | A-7 Exams and case studies |
CG02 | A-8 Individual office hours |
Criteria | Tools | Recoverable | Date | Weight | |
Attendance and Active participation | Intervention and contributions | discussing sessions | No | During the course | 5% |
Verbalization of the main concepts | Analysis skills, appropiate answers, understanding of the theoretical concepts and correct application of these concepts | presentations in the classroom, case analysis/exam, policy discussions | No | During the course | 30% |
Writting skills | Be able to write and express the concepts learned | periodic exercises during the lecture and at home | Yes | During the course | 30% |
learning concepts | Understanding of the main concepts as well as their application. Appropiate answer to questions. Analysis and synthesizing skills. | Final exam (it can be the resoution of practical case) | Yes | During the ordinary period | 35% |
The subject focuses in three main parts, dealing first with key development dimensions such as Poverty ( Health, Education and Environment) and Inequality ( Social Exclusion and gender), secondly with development and institutions and finally with the methodology to evaluate the impact of development programs. The detail of the agenda is described below (Agenda).
First Part. Development Dimensions
Chapter 1:Development Perspectives
Chapter 2: Poverty
2.1. Health
2.2. Education
2.3. Environment
Chapter 3: Inequality
3.1. Gender
3.2. Social Exclusion
Second Part: Development and Institutions
Chapter 4: Corruption and Institutions
Chapter 5: Development Aid and Condicionality
Chapter 6: Empowerment and access to market programs
Third Part: Impact Evaluation of Social Development Programs
Chapter 7: Monitoring and Process Evaluation
Chapter 8: Impact Evaluation of Social Programs
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