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Module Title
LI Development Economics
School
Birmingham Business School
Department
Economics
Module Code
08 29168
Module Lead
Apurav Bhatiya and Yi Liu
Level
Intermediate Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
Students on degree programmes outside economics for which this module is an option on their degree programme must also have passed Principles of Economics
This module provides an in-depth treatment of contemporary issues in development economics. It is concerned with general theoretical and empirical themes and their policy implications for developing countries. Topics in Semester 1 cover classical and modern theories of economic growth and development, as well as issues related to rural-urban migration, rural development, governance and institutional economics. Topics in Semester 2 cover domestic issues including human capital (health and education) and microfinance, as well as macroeconomic issues such as foreign aid and foreign finance.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of core economic theories and concepts of development;
identify relevant constraints to economic development;
critically evaluate the relationships between policies addressing key constraints to development and development outcomes.
