Development Economics I (6 cr)

Code:
31E1500
Field:
Development Economics
Targets:
Master’s students Research Master's students PhD students
Organiser:
Aalto University
Instructor:
Miri Stryjan
Period:
Period 1
Format:
Lecture
Method:
Contact teaching
Venue:
Otaniemi campus

In case of conflicting information consider the Sisu/MyCourses pages the primary source of information.

The course will consist of classroom lectures and exercise sessions. It will cover topics such as:

  • How poverty is defined and measured
  • The livelihoods of the poor:
    • agriculture
    • small businesses
  • Credit and financial services
  • Health
  • Impact evaluation
  • Growth theories
  • Institutions
  • Completion method: contact teaching
  • Schedule: can be found in Sisu
  • Study materials: can be found in MyCourses
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Please register for the course in the Aalto Sisu with your Aalto username. Further instructions can be found here.

Aalto University Students
  • Code: 31E1500

  • Target groups: MSc / rMSc / (PhD students: please contact your supervisor/program director to be sure that the course credit can be counted towards your degree)

  • Credit points: 6

Hanken Students
  • Code: 26010

  • Target groups: MSc / rMSc / (PhD PhD students: please contact your supervisor/program director to be sure that the course credit can be counted towards your degree)

  • Credit points: 6

  • Credit transfer: apply for substitution in Sisu

University of Helsinki Students
  • Code: ECOM-420 (MSc)

  • Target groups: MSc / rMSc (/ PhD students: please contact your supervisor/program director to be sure that the course credit can be counted towards your degree)

  • Credit points: 6

  • Credit transfer: apply for substitution in Sisu

FDPE Students Students
  • Please contact your supervisor/program director to be sure that the course credit can be counted towards your degree

  • Credit transfer: please apply for credit transfer according to your home university's procedures

The course introduces students to central concepts in the study of developing countries and poverty. Students will:

  • Gain an overview of the field of development economics and major topics in policy and research within the field.
  • Practice the understanding and use of the most common statistical methods used in the empirical study of development economics, with a focus on causal inference.
  • Learn about ways to measure and define poverty, and the main explanations highlighted in the field of economics for differences in growth and income levels between rich and poor countries.