EC535
Development Economics for Research Students
This information is for the 2019/20 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Maitreesh Ghatak 32L.3.08A, Prof Nava Ashraf 32L.3.17, Dr Gharad Bryan 32L.3.10, Prof Robin Burgess 32L.3.03 and Prof Timothy Besley 32L.3.37
Availability
This course is available on the MRes/PhD in Economics. This course is not available as an outside option.
Course content
The course will cover advanced topics in development economics where current research is active. It is intended to introduce research students in economics to the latest research in development economics and to serve as an input into the research work of these students.
Teaching
30 hours of lectures in the MT. 30 hours of lectures in the LT.
Formative coursework
Student will discuss papers in lectures.
Indicative reading
Readings will be mainly from journal articles; a list will be supplied at the start of term.
Assessment
Problem sets (100%) in the MT and LT.
There will be six take home problem sets, three in MT and three in LT. Problem set questions may include an empirical exercise analysing data, a computation exercise, solving a theoretical exercise, or evaluating a recent unpublished working paper. Each problem set will carry equal weight.
Key facts
Department: Economics
Total students 2018/19: 5
Average class size 2018/19: Unavailable
Value: One Unit
