Inequalities and Development
General data
Course ID: | 2400-ZU2WW068 |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
14.3
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Course title: | Inequalities and Development |
Name in Polish: | Inequalities and Development |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Economic Sciences |
Course groups: |
Elective courses for II-year extramural students |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
2.00
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Language: | English |
Type of course: | optional courses |
Short description: |
The objective of the course is to familiarise students with the theory and empirical evidence concerning development. The course will cover the basic issues of income and wealth inequalities as well as population growth, migrations, human capital, institutions and innovativeness |
Full description: |
Pełny opis: The aim of the course is to provide students with fundamental tools of development economics as well as to give some contextual knowledge about economic and social transformations. L1. Income Inequalities L2. Wealth Inequalities and Development L3. Growth of Population and International Migrations L4. Global Savings L5. Gender and Employment L6. Innovations and Growth |
Bibliography: |
Piketty Thomas, 2014, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press and London. Papers provided to students by the lecturer. |
Learning outcomes: |
Upon the course completion (lecture, discussions) a student: - is able to critically analyse the data concerning the development, global inequalities and correlates of economic growth - is able to recognise the frequently repeated fallacies concerning the determinants of growth and global inequalities - is able to provide an explanation for the emerging global inequalities - is able to formulate relevant research questions as well as provide an educated guess about the mechanics describing the analysed economic processes. SU05, SU06, SK01, SK03, SU04, SU03, SU02, SU01, SW03, SW02, SW01, SW04, SW05, SK02, SK04 |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
The final grade will be awarded based on the: written exam in a form of essay (50% of the final grade); presentation of a given topic and active discussion in the group (50% of the final grade). |
Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (past)
Time span: | 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26 |
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MO TU W TH FR SA KON
SU KON
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Type of class: |
Seminar, 12 hours
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Coordinators: | Karolina Goraus-Tańska | |
Group instructors: | Karolina Goraus-Tańska | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
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Classes in period "Winter semester 2025/26" (future)
Time span: | 2025-10-01 - 2026-01-25 |
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MO TU W TH FR |
Type of class: |
Workshops, 12 hours
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Coordinators: | Karolina Goraus-Tańska | |
Group instructors: | Karolina Goraus-Tańska | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
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Course -
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Workshops - Grading |
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