wir290 - Economic Growth (Complete module description)

wir290 - Economic Growth (Complete module description)

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Module label Economic Growth
Modulkürzel wir290
Credit points 6.0 KP
Workload 180 h
Institute directory Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Business Administration and Business Education)
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
  • Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration (Bachelor) >
  • Bachelor's Programme Sustainability Economics (Bachelor) >
Zuständige Personen
  • Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Bitzer, Jürgen (module responsibility)
Prerequisites
none
Skills to be acquired in this module
Upon completion of the module, students will be able to:
- discuss fundamental economic growth models and analyse empirical evidence,
- analyse the long-term determinants of economic development and discuss them in the context of modern societies,
- evaluate strategies to reach sustainable economic growth discussed in the public and politics,
- participate in a discussion on the topic, developing a well-grounded position and problem solving strategy.
Module contents
The module consists of a lecture and a seminar. “Why are we so rich and they so poor?” In the module, the theoretical models, the empirical evidence, and the strategies applied or discussed by politics to reach sustainable economic growth are introduced and discussed.
Literaturempfehlungen
Jones, C. I. (2013), Introduction to Economic Growth (3rd ed.), New York: Norton.
Easterly, W. (2002), The Elusive Quest for Growth. Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics, Cambridge: MIT Press.
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Language of instruction English
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency jährlich
Module capacity unlimited
Form of instruction Comment SWS Frequency Workload of compulsory attendance
Lecture 2 28
Seminar 2 28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt 56 h
Examination Prüfungszeiten Type of examination
Final exam of module
end of semester
written exam