ECN346 Development Economics (20 credits)

Year Running: 2016/2017

Credit level: F6

Additional Information

ECN130 or SMI equivalent. ECN21004 or ECN21007 or SMI equivalent.

Description

It takes the average worker in the UK less than ten days to produce the same amount of output as the average worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo produces over the course of an entire year. Earning the minimum wage in the UK easily puts you in the top 10% of earners worldwide. This module uses a mix of theory and empirics to seek to understand where these enormous gaps in standards of living between countries come from and how they evolve over time.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	170.0
Lecture	20.0
Seminar	10.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Course Work	0.0	10 %	S2
Exam	2.0	90 %	S2

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.