Growth and Development Economics
2
2023-2024
01621540
Economy
Portuguese
English
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Principles of Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics I, Mathematics II, English
Teaching Methods
Teaching methodology is based on theoretical and practical classes where students are supposed to have an active participation and solving several exercises. Theorectical lectures combine exposition of economic intuition combined with graphical and mathematical exposition and proofs of important results.
Learning Outcomes
Overall objectives
To understand the long term dynamics of economic evolution, with focus on international differences of development economic growth and development policies
Specific objectives
Growth, development and structural change
Theory of economic growth
Inequalities and population growth and development
The role of patterns of international trade on growth and development
Generic competencies
International differences of development
Mechanics of economic growth models
To make use of notions of convergence
To appreciate the relations between development, inequalities and poverty
To identify the influence of population growth and patterns of international trade on development
Specific competencies
To calculate growth rates
To calculate development indices
Notions of steady state and transitional dynamics
Notion of technical progress and growth accounting
Development, population allocation by sector, inequalities and poverty
Population growth and low level equilibrium
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. Growth, development and structural transformation.
2. Poverty and inequality.
3. Solow's growth model
4. Technical Progress and Growth Accounting
5. Empirical implications of Solow's Model
6. Absolute and conditional convergence
7. Endogenous growth
8. International trade and growth
9. Population and development
Head Lecturer(s)
Tiago Miguel Guterres Neves Sequeira
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Periodic or by final exam as given in the course information: 100.0%
Bibliography
Bibliografia Principal:
AFONSO, O., VASCONSELOS, P., NEVES, P. e SEQUEIRA, T. (2019). Crescimento Económico. Edições Almedina (Crescimento Económico (almedina.net))
JONES, Charles I. ; VOLLRATH, Dietrich - Introduction to economic growth. 3rd ed.. New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Bibliografia complementar:
WEIL, David N. - Economic growth. 3rd ed..Boston : Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2013.
Bibliografia para as aulas práticas:
Caderno de Exercícios preparados pelas equipas docentes.