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ECON 3501 - Development Economics III

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2021

This is an intermediate undergraduate course in development economics. The course covers the following topics: the meaning and measurement of economic development, growth theories, poverty and income distribution, the role of geography and institutions, fertility and population growth, the role of credit markets and microfinance, health and nutrition, education, female empowerment.

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  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code ECON 3501
    Course Development Economics III
    Coordinating Unit Economics
    Term Semester 1
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 3 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Assumed Knowledge ECON 2507, & either ECON 2506 or ECON 2514 or ECON 2516
    Assessment Typically, tutorial work, mid-Semester test, assignment and final exam
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Jesmin Rupa

    Visiting Lecturer, Dr. Jesmin A Rupa
    Location: Room no. 3.27, Level 3 Nexus 10 (10 Pulteney St)
    Email: jesmin.rupa@adelaide.edu.au
    Consultation hours: Thursday 12.00 pm - 2pm (Face to face)
                                   Wednesday 11.00 am - 12.00 am (Online)
    Please see Zoom link on MyUni (in the Announcements section)
    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes

    On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

    1. Demonstrate familiarity with some central themes and issues of economic development.
    2. Demonstrate the understanding of the difference between growth and development, major growth theories, the measurement of inequality, significance of agricuture in developing countries, poverty and population issues facing the world, international trade, and importance of foreign aid.
    3. Analyse empirical evidence on the patterns of economic development.
    4. Read critically the journal literature in the area of economic development.
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Deep discipline knowledge
    • informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
    • acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
    • accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
    		 1,2
    Critical thinking and problem solving
    • steeped in research methods and rigor
    • based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
    • demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
    		 1,2
    Teamwork and communication skills
    • developed from, with, and via the SGDE
    • honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
    • encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
    		 2,4
    Career and leadership readiness
    • technology savvy
    • professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
    • forward thinking and well informed
    • tested and validated by work based experiences
    		 1
    Intercultural and ethical competency
    • adept at operating in other cultures
    • comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
    • able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
    • demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
    		 2,4
    Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
    • a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
    • open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
    • able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
    		 4
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Textbook 1: Ray, Debraj: Development Economics.
    Princeton 1998.

    There is a new edition of some chapters & the lecturer will upload them in reading materials whenever needed.

    Textbook 2: Understanding poverty ; 2006. Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Benabou, Roland.; Mookherjee, Dilip. 2006. An online version of this book
    can be accessed through the UOA library, free of charge.

    Other reading materials will be provided by the lecturer.

    Online Learning

    The following websites provide useful insights on current trends in development issues:

    www.adb.org

  • Learning & Teaching Activities
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