Political Economy of Development (5 cr)

Code:
ECOM-449
Field:
Development Economics
Targets:
Master’s students Research Master's students PhD students
Organiser:
University of Helsinki - Economics
Instructor:
Matti Mitrunen
Period:
Period 3
Format:
Lecture
Method:
Contact teaching
Venue:
Economicum
Enrollment:

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

Aalto and Hanken economics students can enroll in their home university’s SISU! Further instructions can be found on the How to enroll page, also for other students.

Before taking and completing the course make sure that the credits can be counted towards your degree at your home university by checking which courses are included in your curriculum or by contacting your home university’s student/learning services.

This course introduces master’s students to the research literature in the political economy of development. The course aims to familiarise the student with central research topics in the field and introduce methodological tools used in the literature. 

After the course, the student should

  • Be able to solve typical models of political economics.
  • Understand empirical methods in the study of the political economy of development
  • Have a better understanding of political economy reasons for economic underdevelopment