Growth and Development

Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Version 9.0 vom 25.01.2022

22B1533

Growth and Development

• Angewandte Volkswirtschaftslehre (B.A.)
• Betriebswirtschaft und Management - IMT (alt) (B.A.)
• Betriebswirtschaft und Management - IMT (B.A.)
• Betriebswirtschaft und Management - WiSo (B.A.)
• Wirtschaftsrecht (Bachelor) (LL.B.)

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The wealth and poverty of nations is the grand object of all enquiries in Political Economy (Malthus 1817). This course spans from the dawn of mankind to future scenarios and covers natural/man-made drivers/impediments of growth and development.

• I. Fundamentals of Development
• Government
• Inequality
• Culture
• Geography, Climate, Natural ResourcesII. Accumulation and Growth
• Physical Capital
• Population
• Human CapitalIII. Long-run Trends
• Historical Episodes (incl. Collapses)
• Future Population Dynamics
• Resources, Environment, and Sustainability

Wissensverbreiterung
Students who studied successfully know the key questions and concepts of growth and development (e.g. long-run determinants of the wealth and poverty of nations).
Wissensvertiefung
They are able to identify causal chains between a given set of preconditions and its impact on prospects for growth and development.
Können - instrumentale Kompetenz
Students develop an understanding of diverse aspects of growth and development, including technical knowledge and scientific reasoning (e.g. correlation vs. causation), and can evaluate respective proposals.
Können - kommunikative Kompetenz
They develop their skills in arguing for or against contentious growth and development policy measures and, in doing so, learn how to integrate different perspectives.
Können - systemische Kompetenz
Students are able to apply economic instruments to growth and development issues and to develop own approaches in a multidimensional setting.

Lectures with exercises, current and historical case studies.

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics

Skala, Martin

Skala, Martin

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• Skala, M. (2021): Economic Models:https://www.zemit.wi.hs-osnabrueck.de/econmodels2/index.html********Primary Textbook:
• Weil, D.N. (latest ed.): Economic Growth.********
• Diamond, J. (1998): Guns, Germs and Steel.
• Diamond, J. (2011): Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive.
• Easterly, William (2002): The elusive quest for growth – Economists‘ adventures and misadventures in the tropics.
• Landes, David S. (1999): The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor.
• Meadows, D.H. u.a. (2004): Limits to Growth – The 30-Year Update.
• Tainter, J. A. (2017): The Collapse of Complex Societies, 29th ed.
• Other entries given in the lecture.

• Klausur 2-stündig
• Portfolio Prüfung

Die Portfolio-Prüfung umfasst 100 Punkte und besteht aus einer einstündigen Klausur (K1) und einer abschließenden einstündigen Klausur (K1). Die jeweilige K1 wird mit 50 Punkten gewichtet.

Given in the lecture.

1 Semester

Nur Wintersemester

Englisch