31502
Lecture
SoSe 13: Economic Growth I
Theocharis Grigoriadis
Information for students
Die Lehrveranstaltung findet auf Englisch statt.
Comments
This is an introductory course to growth theory. The aim of the course is to offer basic analytical skills in understanding the sources of income inequality, cross-country differences in economic performance, and policy debates about poverty reduction and economic development. Students are expected to become conversant with the Solow model and its extensions, the Romer model, other endogenous growth models, and the growth effects of natural resources. The main textbook for this course will Introduction to Economic Growth by Charles I. Jones, although materials will also be used from the other assigned textbooks. Students are expected to be fluent in differential and integral calculus. Lectures will be enriched with articles that will be posted in advance online. Evaluation occurs on the basis of an essay, a midterm and a final. Attendance in all lectures and sections is required. close
Suggested reading
Required Textbooks:
1. Jones Charles I. Introduction to Economic Growth, W. W. Norton & Company, New York and London, 2002.
2. Easterly William. The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics, MIT Press, 2001.
Recommended Textbooks:
1. Acemoglu Daron. Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, Princeton University Press, 2009.
2. Weil David. Economic Growth, Pearson/Wesley, Boston et al, 2004.
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14 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2013-04-09 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-04-16 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-04-23 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-04-30 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-05-07 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-05-14 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-05-21 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-05-28 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-06-04 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-06-11 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-06-18 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-06-25 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-07-02 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104
Tue, 2013-07-09 18:00 - 20:00
Garystraße 21 - 104