156-0914/01 – Economic growth and development (ERR)
| Gurantor department | Department of Applied Economics | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Mariola Pytliková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Mariola Pytliková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Learning outcomes of the course unit The course is focused on economic growth and development of countries both from the domestic perspective and from the perspective of their relationship to the global economy. Students will be acquainted with questions related to economic growth and development in the world economy and with methods of analysis of these problems including formulation of economic policies related to economic development. From a practical point of view, students will study the issue of economic growth and development on the example of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Summary
Compulsory literature:
TODARO, Michael, P and Stephen C. Smith. Economic Development. 12th ed. New York: Pearson, 2015. ISBN 13 978-0-13-340678-8.
AGHION, P. and Steven Durlauf (ed.). Handbook of Economic Growth. Vol 2A, 2B, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-444-53546-7.
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
There are not any other student activities needed.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Traditional Economic Growth Theory: Rostow, Harrod-Domar, Solow-Swan Model and New Growth Theory
2. Traditional models and theories of economic development: modernization theory, theory of dependence, theory of dual development
3. Current Economic Development Models: Multiple Balance Approach, "The Big Push" Model, "The O-Ring" Model
4. Problems and policies (domestic perspective): poverty, income inequality and economic development
5. Problems and policies (domestic perspective): population growth and economic development
6. Problems and policies (domestic perspective): human capital - education and health in economic development
7. Problems and policies (domestic perspective): transformation of agriculture and economic development
8. Problems and policies (international perspective): theory of international trade and strategy of economic development
9. Problems and policies (international perspective): foreign finance, investment, assistance and their efficiency for economic development
10. Problems and policies (international perspective): (global) environment and economic development
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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