140401 SE VM1 - VM2 Topics in Development Economics (engl.) (2014W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Sa 20.09.2014 10:00 to We 01.10.2014 09:00
- Registration is open from We 01.10.2014 15:01 to Th 02.10.2014 16:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.10.2014 12:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 07.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 14.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 21.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 28.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 04.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 11.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 18.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 25.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 02.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 09.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 16.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 13.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 20.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
- Tuesday 27.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course covers some topics in Development Economics, mostly on the micro side: credit, insurance, education, fertility, economics of the household,... Interest in both on theory and empirics. Special emphasis will be put on the design of empirical research strategies. Prior knowledge of introductory economics is required. Prior knowledge of statistics or econometrics would be helpful.
Assessment and permitted materials
Students will be evaluated on the basis of three elements: (i) their presentations during the course; (ii) a research proposal they will have to elaborate at the end of the semester; (iii) their ability to provide constructive feedback to other students' research proposals.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students will develop analytical/empirical skills to approach a number of problems that are frequently debated in development policy debates.
Examination topics
Different theories will be discussed, as well as the related empirical evidence and policy debates.
Reading list
(Exact titles to be confirmed.) Readings (mostly academic journal articles) will range from purely theoretical to empirical papers, and policy documents.
Association in the course directory
VM1, VM2
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