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| January 11 |
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Course Content, Class Conduct, and
Section 1: Introduction to Economic Development
Read: Read Chapter 1. Todaro, Economic Development, 5th Edition.- pages 1 to 25. |
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| January 13 |
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Section 1: Characteristics of Developing Countries.
Read: Todaro - pages 26 to 60
Section 2: Development Theories
Assignment: Read Chapter Todaro - pages 60 to 95. |
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| January 18 |
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Section 3: Economic Growth - Henry Thompson. |
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| January 20 |
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Section 4: Economic Growth - Henry Thompson. |
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| January 25 |
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Section 5: Growth Models. |
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| January 27 |
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Section 5: Patterns of Economic Growth. |
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| February 1 |
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Growth models. |
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| February 3 |
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1st Exam |
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| February 5 |
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Section 6: Growth and convergence.
Read: Determinants of Economic Growth - Barro. |
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| February 8 |
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Section 6: Growth and Convergence.
Read: Determinants of Economic Growth - Barro. |
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| February 10 |
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Section 6: Contribution of Agriculture to the Economy.
Read: Hayami and Rutton - pages 41 through 71. |
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| February 15 |
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Section 6: Theories of Agricultural Development.
Read: Hayami and Ruttan 41 through 71. |
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| February 17 |
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Section 7: Technical and Institutional Change,
Read: Hayami and Ruttan 73 through 114. |
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| February 22 |
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Section 7: Biotechnology and Agricultural Development. |
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| February 24 |
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Section 8: Biotechnology and Agricultural Development. |
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| March 1 |
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Student presentation. |
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| March 3 |
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Mid-term Exam |
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| March 8 |
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Student presentation. |
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| March 15 |
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Institutional Determinants and Development. |
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| March 17 |
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Institutional Determinants and Development. |
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| March 22 |
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Human Capital and Economic Development. |
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| March 24 |
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Human Capital and Economic Development. |
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| March 29 |
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Spring Break |
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| March 31 |
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Spring Break |
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| April 5 |
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Financing Development. |
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| April 7 |
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The Role of Foreign Direct Investment. |
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| April 12 |
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Markets and Economic Development. |
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| April 14 |
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Student presentation. |
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| April 15 |
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Agricultural Trade and Economic Development. |
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| April 19 |
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Peasant Economics and Rural Development. |
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| April 21 |
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Technical Change. |
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| April 26 |
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Student presentation. |
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| May 4-5 |
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Reading Days |
