Development Microeconomics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ECON4024 | Economics | 4 | 15 | Spring UK |
- Code
- ECON4024
- School
- Economics
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 15
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module employs tools of microeconomic analysis to address topics central to development issues in low-income countries. One part concentrates on issues concerning household behaviour covering intrahousehold allocation, production, risk, migration and rural markets (especially credit), while the second part focuses on poverty and income distribution, covering measurement, income dynamics, and poverty reduction strategies.
Target Students
Available for PGT or PGR students in the School of Economics.
Classes
This module is delivered through a series of lectures.
Assessment
- 100% Exam (2-hour): Exam
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The module will acquaint students with modern economic theories as applied to microeconomic issues of concern in developing countries, such as rural credit and markets poverty and inequality education and labour. The module will give students experience in the interpretation and evaluation of empirical evidence relevant for the conduct of public policy in developing countries.Learning Outcomes
A Knowledge and Understanding. Students should demonstrate
A2: An understanding of advanced theoretical methods (including graphical and mathematical representations of economic ideas)
A4: An advanced knowledge of specialisms in economics, including the current state of research in that field
A5: An understanding of institutions, policies and the broader context in which specific economic analysis is applied
B Intellectual Skills. Students should be able to
B2: Use analysis, deduction and induction to solve economic problems
B3: Apply economic theory to economic institutions and policies.