MA Economics

Year of entry: 2025

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Course unit details:
Economic Growth

Course unit fact file
Unit code	ECON60662
Credit rating	15
Unit level	FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree
Teaching period(s)	Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit?	Yes

Overview

The aim of this course is to provide an advanced treatment of the main issues, concepts and techniques in modern growth theory.

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title	Unit code	Requirement type	Description
Macroeconomic Theory	ECON60111	Co-Requisite	Compulsory
Macroeconomics	ECON60411	Co-Requisite	Compulsory
Mathematical Methods in Economic Analysis	ECON60081	Co-Requisite	Compulsory
Mathematics for Economists	ECON60811	Co-Requisite	Compulsory

(ECON60111 OR ECON60411) AND (ECON60081 OR ECON60811)

Students must have taken ECON60111 or ECON60411, and either ECON60081 or ECON60811.

Aims

The aim of this course is to provide an advanced treatment of the main issues, concepts and techniques in modern growth theory.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course students should be able to

(i) understand and critically evaluate alternative theories of growth;

(ii) develop models of their own from which to derive original results.

Syllabus

Provisional

Exogenous Growth Models

Endogenous Growth Models I: Physical Capital Accumulation

Endogenous Growth Models II: Human Capital Accumulation

Endogenous Growth Models III: Research and Development

Growth and Income Distribution

Growth and Governance

Growth and Financial Markets

Growth and Governance

Growth and Financial Markets

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and tutorials

Assessment methods

Method	Weight
Other	25%
Written exam	75%

25% Mid term test

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures	20
Tutorials	2

Independent study hours
Independent study	128

Teaching staff

Staff member	Role
Mohammad Haque	Unit coordinator

Additional notes

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