Economics, Government and Administration | DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

cod. 0223100021

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

	0223100021
	DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
	EQF7
	ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
	2022/2023

CURRICULUM GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SECS-P/02	6	40	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

EXAMS

	Exam	Date	Session
	ECONOMIA DELLO SVILUPPO	05/04/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
	ECONOMIA DELLO SVILUPPO	05/04/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO

	Objectives
	THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE IS TO GIVE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY MODELING (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO GIVE A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION TO POLICIES IMPLICATIONS, DISCUSSING DIFFERENT HYPOTHESES (APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING) AND ASSESSING IN A CRITICAL WAY THE VALIDITY OF ASSUMPTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PROPOSED (MAKING JUDGMENTS). STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE ARGUMENTS ABOUT DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY SOLUTIONS (COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS) AND TO CRITICALLY APPROACH THE RELEVANT INFORMATION CONCERNING POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS (LEARNING SKILLS).

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE IS TO GIVE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY MODELING (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO GIVE A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION TO POLICIES IMPLICATIONS, DISCUSSING DIFFERENT HYPOTHESES (APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING) AND ASSESSING IN A CRITICAL WAY THE VALIDITY OF ASSUMPTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PROPOSED (MAKING JUDGMENTS). STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE ARGUMENTS ABOUT DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY SOLUTIONS (COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS) AND TO CRITICALLY APPROACH THE RELEVANT INFORMATION CONCERNING POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS (LEARNING SKILLS).

	Prerequisites
	THERE ARE NO PREREQUISITES A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MACROECONOMICS, MICROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY MAY BE HELPFUL

	Contents
	MODULE PROGRAM •OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC MODELING •A KEYNESIAN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC MODEL DUALISTIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC MODELS •THE NEOCLASSICAL MODEL (SOLOW) THE MANKIW ROMER E WEISS MODEL

	Teaching Methods
	40 FRONT HOURS SO DIVIDED 32 HOURS OF LESSONS 6 EXERCISE 2 SEMINARS

	Verification of learning
	FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE CLASS, THEIR ASSESSMENT WILL CONSIST IN AN ORAL EXAM, WHOSE AIM IS TO EVALUATE ORAL EXAMINATION. JUDGMENTS WILL BE BASED ON UNDERSTANDING AND ON THE ARGUMENTATION ABILITIES.