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Engelsk
| ECN358 |
Issues in Development Economics |
| Course responsible |
Arild Angelsen |
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| Number of credits allocated |
5.0 |
| Language |
English |
| Semester/trimester |
| August block |
Autumn parallel |
January block |
Spring parallel |
June block |
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| Colour explanation: Red/yellow = teaching periods. The red period indicates when the teaching starts. |
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| Type of course |
Lectures: 12 x 2 hours per week. |
| Prerequisites |
Intermediate knowledge of micro- and development economics |
| Exam |
L |
| Assessment methods |
Home examination (2 days). |
| Grading |
A-F |
| Nominal workload |
Engelsk:Class hours: 12 x 2h = 24h; Preparing presentation: 20h; Reading: 86h; Examination: 20h. |
| Course frequency |
Other |
| Comment on frequency |
ECN358 will be given in 2013, ECN354 will be given in 2014, ECN356 will be given in 2015 |
| Teaching methods |
Presentation in class, discussions, own reading. |
| Examiner |
An external examiner will examine the curriculum, examination sets and exam assessment guide. |
| Entrance requirements |
Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse)
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| The course is means to be a forum for discussions, and is suitable for both Master and PhD students that study development issues. |
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| Objective of course |
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Provide knowledge of the key contributions within a specific area of development economics: development aid. What are the motivations behind aid? Does it work, or rather: under what conditions does aid work? How to measure aid effectiveness? |
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| Course contents |
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| The course will review 12-15 key articles within development aid. The class will meet once a week (2 hours) to present and discuss that article. The course ends with a 3-day written take home exam. |
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| Syllabus |
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| Selected journal articles. |
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| Last updated |
2012-04-16 |
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