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Inequalities and Development

General data

Course ID:	2400-ZU2WW068
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.3 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0311) Economics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
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 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
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	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU W TH FR SA KON SU KON
Type of class:	Seminar, 12 hours more information
Coordinators:	Karolina Goraus-Tańska
Group instructors:	Karolina Goraus-Tańska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Grading Seminar - Grading

Classes in period "Winter semester 2025/26" (future)

Time span:	2025-10-01 - 2026-01-25	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable
Type of class:	Workshops, 12 hours more information
Coordinators:	Karolina Goraus-Tańska
Group instructors:	Karolina Goraus-Tańska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Grading Workshops - Grading

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