Course Syllabus
Obiettivi formativi
The course shall cover the macroeconomic fundamentals of development economics.
Specifically, the main objectives are to analyze: (1) The role of Geography versus Institutions in economic Development, (2) The link between Foreign Aid and Development, (3) Sovereign Debt problems for developing countries.
Contenuti sintetici
1: GEOGRAPHY VERSUS INSTITUTIONS
2: FOREIGN AID
3: SOVEREIGN DEBT
Programma esteso
Contents
1: GEOGRAPHY VERSUS INSTITUTIONS
a) Geography and growth
b) Institutions and Development
2: FOREIGN AID
a) Aid allocation (bilateral aid and multilateral aid)
b) Aid effectiveness
3: SOVEREIGN DEBT
a) Distortions:
c) Remedies
Prerequisiti
Knowledge of the fundamental concepts of both micro and macroeconomics as well as basic tools of econometrics is required.
Metodi didattici
Lectures and (possibly) students' presentations
Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
Students will be evaluated on their ability to critically analyse both theoretical and empirical papers. A mock exam has been uploaded on the course website for practice.
Assessment is based on a final written exam lasting 90 minutes. The exam consists of three open-ended questions aimed at evaluating students’ ability to critically analyse theoretical and empirical models. Two questions are worth 10 points each, while one question is worth 12 points.
Students who pass the written exam may request to take an oral exam. In this case, the final grade will be determined as the average of the written and oral exam grades, provided that both are satisfactory. The oral exam grade may be higher or lower than the written exam grade. Students who fail the oral exam will be required to retake the written exam in a subsequent exam session.
No midterm exams are scheduled. All assessments will take place exclusively during the official exam sessions (appelli d’esame).
Testi di riferimento
See the specific section of the module.
Periodo di erogazione dell'insegnamento
Second semester.
Lingua di insegnamento
English.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning objectives
The course shall cover the macroeconomic fundamentals of development economics.
Specifically, the main objectives are to analyze: (1) The role of Geography versus Institutions in economic Development, (2) The link between Foreign Aid and Development, (3) Sovereign Debt problems for developing countries.
Contents
1: GEOGRAPHY VERSUS INSTITUTIONS
2: FOREIGN AID
3: SOVEREIGN DEBT
Detailed program
Contents
1: GEOGRAPHY VERSUS INSTITUTIONS
a) Geography and growth
b) Institutions and Development
2: FOREIGN AID
a) Aid allocation (bilateral aid and multilateral aid)
b) Aid effectiveness
3: SOVEREIGN DEBT
a) Distortions:
c) Remedies
For more details see the specific sections of the module.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the fundamental concepts of both micro and macroeconomics as well as basic tools of econometrics is required.
Teaching methods
Lectures and (possibly) students' presentations
Assessment methods
Students will be evaluated on their ability to critically analyse both theoretical and empirical papers. A mock exam has been uploaded on the course website for practice.
Assessment is based on a final written exam lasting 90 minutes. The exam consists of three open-ended questions aimed at evaluating students’ ability to critically analyse theoretical and empirical models. Two questions are worth 10 points each, while one question is worth 12 points.
Students who pass the written exam may request to take an oral exam. In this case, the final grade will be determined as the average of the written and oral exam grades, provided that both are satisfactory. The oral exam grade may be higher or lower than the written exam grade. Students who fail the oral exam will be required to retake the written exam in a subsequent exam session.
No midterm exams are scheduled. All assessments will take place exclusively during the official exam sessions.
Textbooks and Reading Materials
See the specific section of the module.
Semester
Second semester.
Teaching language
English.
