Why are some countries rich and others are poor? This course provides an understanding of long-run development and studies the underlying causes of income differences across countries. The focus of the lectures is the theoretical and conceptual background of proximate and fundamental factors in economic growth and development. In the exercise classes, empirical articles will be discussed with a focus on causal inference based on historical data. In this course, students learn to understand and discuss long-term economic relationships and developments. They also learn to apply their knowledge of empirical methods to articles that conduct quantitative analysis, to discuss and to critically assess these. Understanding past (historical) growth episodes, helps to inform policy on how to achieve economic growth and sustained development.
- Lehrende:r: Nina Boberg-Fazlic
- Lehrende:r: Tom Görges