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Economic growth and development

Economic growth and development
156-9514/01
angličtina

Course aims

Learning outcomes of the course unit The course is focused on economic growth and development of countries both from the domestic perspective and from the perspective of their relationship to the global economy. Students will be acquainted with questions related to economic growth and development in the world economy and with methods of analysis of these problems including formulation of economic policies related to economic development. From a practical point of view, students will study the issue of economic growth and development on the example of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Literature

TODARO, Michael, P and Stephen C. Smith. Economic Development. 12th ed. New York: Pearson, 2015. ISBN 13 978-0-13-340678-8.
AGHION, P. and Steven Durlauf (ed.). Handbook of Economic Growth. Vol 2A, 2B, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-444-53546-7 .

Advised literature

CLARK, D. The Elgar Companion to Development Studies. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 13 978-1-84376-475-5.
VAN DEN BERG, H. Economic Growth and Development. London: World Scientific Publishing Co., 2017. 978-981-4733-33-5.
WEIL, D. N. Economic Growth. 3rd ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2013. ISBN: 9780273775348 .


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Language of instruction angličtina
Code 156-9514
Abbreviation ERR
Course title Economic growth and development
Coordinating department Department of Applied Economics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Mariola Pytliková, Ph.D.