For students:

Political Economy of Development (5 cr)

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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 building
Enrollment:
Sisu How to enroll?

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Overview

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.

Teaching

  • Schedule: can be found in Course Page and Sisu
  • Study materials: can be found in Moodle
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    • More tips for enrolling in Moodle can be found here

Please register for the course in the UH Sisu with your UH username. Further instructions can be found here.

University-specific instructions

Aalto University Students

  • Code: no equivalent code

  • Target groups: MSc / rMSc

  • Credit points: 5

  • Credit transfer: apply for inclusion in Sisu

Further instructions can be found here.

Hanken Students

  • Code: no equivalent code

  • Target groups: MSc / rMSc

  • Credit points: 5 cr

  • Credit transfer: apply for inclusion in Sisu

Further instructions on credit transfer can be found here.

University of Helsinki Students
  • Code: ECOM-449
  • Target groups: MSc / rMSc
  • Credit points: 5
  • AGERE students: Before taking and completing this course make sure that the credits can be counted towards your degree by checking which courses are/can be included in your curriculum. You can also contact your planning officer Simo Riikonen (firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi).
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

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