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- Code:
- 31E16000
- Field:
- Development Economics
- Targets:
- Master’s students Research Master's students PhD students
- Organiser:
- Aalto University
- Instructor:
- Ritva Reinikka
- Period:
- Period 4
- Format:
- Lecture
- Method:
- Contact teaching
- Venue:
- Otaniemi campus
- Enrollment:
In case of conflicting information consider the Sisu/MyCourses pages the primary source of information.
Overview
This course builds on the course Development Economics I, although the latter is not a requirement for attending this course. The course focuses primarily on (i) empirical analysis in development economics, and (ii) how such analysis/research can be applied to real-life policy questions facing developing countries. We will study economic behaviour under different types of market and government failures. We will cover several active research fields in development economics, including institutions and corruption, education, health, and international trade. The course will also delve into some current debates regarding empirical methods and approaches in development economics.
Teaching
- Completion method: contact teaching
- Schedule: can be found in Sisu
- Study materials: can be found in MyCourses
- To access the course workspace, use all the features and participate in the activities (assignments, discussions), you must have successfully registered for the course in Aalto's Sisu and logged in as an Aalto user with your Aalto IT account (which is generated after you have been granted study rights).
- Workspaces for some courses are open access, but please note the above.
- For more tips on how to register for a MyCourses course area, click here.
Please register for the course in the Aalto Sisu with your Aalto username. Further instructions can be found here.
University-specific instructions
Aalto University Students
Code: 31E16000
Target groups: MSc / rMSc / PhD
Credit points: 6
Hanken Students
Code: 26011
Target groups: MSc / rMSc / PhD
Credit points: 6
Credit transfer: apply for substitution in Sisu
Further instructions can be found here.
University of Helsinki Students
Code: ECOM-421 (MSc) / DPE-9421 (PhD)
Target groups: MSc / rMSc / PhD
Credit points: 6
Credit transfer: apply for substitution in Sisu
Further instructions can be found here.
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
Further instructions can be found here.
Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes of this course are to help students (i) become conversant with a number of active research areas in development economics and empirical approaches they use; (ii) be able to apply economics principles and research findings to (select) public policy issues facing developing countries today; and (iii) sharpen their academic writing skills in economics.