wir872 - Advanced Economic Growth (Complete module description)
Module label | Advanced Economic Growth |
Modulkürzel | wir872 |
Credit points | 6.0 KP |
Workload | 180 h |
Institute directory | Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Economics) |
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Skills to be acquired in this module | The students are able to: - understand and reproduce the models of the neoclassical and endogenous growth theory, - understand, discuss and present a current research paper in the field of economic growth. |
Module contents | The module consists of a lecture and a seminar. In the lecture, the fundamental growth models of the neoclassical and the endogenous growth theory are discussed in detail. In the seminar, the student presents a current research paper from the field of economic growth, which was published in an international refereed journal. |
Literaturempfehlungen | Acemoglu, D. (2009): Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, Princeton University Press. Aghion, P., Howitt, P. (2009): The Economics of Growth, MIT Press. Aghion, P. Howitt, P. (1998): Endogenous Growth Theory, MIT Press. Barro, R.J., Sala-i-Martin, X (2004): Economic Growth, 2nd edition, MIT Press. |
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Languages of instruction | German, English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | jährlich |
Module capacity | unlimited |
Form of instruction | Comment | SWS | Frequency | Workload of compulsory attendance |
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Lecture | 2 | 28 | ||
Seminar | 2 | 28 | ||
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt | 56 h |
Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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Final exam of module | differ according to type of examination |
term paper or seminar paper and presentation or written exam or oral exam or portfolio or project paper |