This course is available on the BSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, BSc in Economics, BSc in Economics and Economic History, BSc in Economics with Economic History, BSc in Government and Economics, BSc in International Social and Public Policy and Economics, BSc in Mathematics and Economics, BSc in Philosophy and Economics, BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics and Economics and BSc in Social Policy and Economics. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
This course is available on the BSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, BSc in Economics, BSc in Economics and Economic History, BSc in Economics with Economic History, BSc in Government and Economics, BSc in International Social and Public Policy and Economics, BSc in Mathematics and Economics, BSc in Philosophy and Economics, BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics and Economics and BSc in Social Policy and Economics. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
15 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the MT. 15 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the LT. This course is delivered through a combination of classes and lectures totalling a minimum of 50 hours across Michaelmas Term and Lent Term. This year, some or all of this teaching will be delivered through a combination of virtual classes, live streamed (recorded) lectures, and some flipped content delivered as short online videos.
Students will submit, and receive feedback on, two problem sets per term.
The course is mainly based on lecture notes and journal articles. As an example of the level and content of the reading in economics articles, students may wish to look at the following: Rodrik, D. 2011. ?The Globalization Paradox". Oxford University Press. Harrison, A. and Scorse, J. 2010. ?Multinationals and Anti-Sweatshop Activism? American Economic Review 100(1): 247-273. Ngai, L. R. 2004. ?Barriers and the Transition to Modern Growth ?. Journal of Monetary Economics 51:1353-1383. A good textbook reference for economic growth is:Jones, C. and D. Vollrath (2013), Introduction to Economic Growth. W. W. Norton & Co.
Exam (100%, duration: 3 hours, reading time: 15 minutes) in the summer exam period.