Postgraduate Course: Development Economics (ECNM11030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course aims to provide students with an introduction to the recent research in development economics.
The focus will be on the following themes:
1) Poverty measurement and theory; poverty traps.
2) Intra-household consumption decision and income allocation.
3) Risk, risk coping mechanisms (risk sharing, insurance groups, witchcraft, etc.); Informal savings.
4) Introduction to randomized controlled trials; mobile banking, microcredit.
5) Early childhood development ¿ long term impacts of shocks; social protection (conditional cash transfers, public works).
6) Education: Keeping children at school ¿ and improving learning outcomes.
7) Health behaviour and behavioural economics (use of bednets, uptake of insurance, use of cookstoves, etc.).
Students will be exposed to a blend of theoretical models and empirical applications enabling them to get a better understanding of the obstacles to economic development.
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Block 4 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Centrally arranged May Exam diet
Hours for the exam 2
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| The course aims to provide students with an introduction to the recent research in development economics
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Reading List
The course material is based on a series of recently published papers.
Here is a list of general reading:
Duflo, E. and Banerjee, A. (2011) Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (PublicAffairs, US) Website: www.pooreconomics.com
Collins, D., Morduch, J. and Rutherford, S. (2010) Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day (Princeton University Press).
Armendariz de Aghion, Beatriz and Jonathan Morduch (2005). The Economics of Microfinance. Cambridge, MA, MIT Press.
Karlan, D. and Appel, J. (2011) More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to solve Global Poverty (Dutton)
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.sgpe.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Economics,Development,Market Imperfections,Institutions,Governance. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ed Hopkins
Tel: (0131 6)50 3061
Email: Ed.Hopkins@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sophie Bryan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9905
Email: Sophie.Bryan@ed.ac.uk |
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