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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Economic growth and development

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 156-9514/01
Abbreviation ERR
Course title Economic growth and development
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Applied Economics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Mariola Pytliková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Traditional Economic Growth Theory: Rostow, Harrod-Domar, Solow-Swan Model and New Growth Theory
2. Traditional models and theories of economic development: modernization theory, theory of dependence, theory of dual development
3. Current Economic Development Models: Multiple Balance Approach, "The Big Push" Model, "The O-Ring" Model
4. Problems and policies (domestic perspective): poverty, income inequality and economic development
5. Problems and policies (domestic perspective): population growth and economic development
6. Problems and policies (domestic perspective): human capital - education and health in economic development
7. Problems and policies (domestic perspective): transformation of agriculture and economic development
8. Problems and policies (international perspective): theory of international trade and strategy of economic development
9. Problems and policies (international perspective): foreign finance, investment, assistance and their efficiency for economic development
10. Problems and policies (international perspective): (global) environment and economic development

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 .