The Economics of Growth (ECON0028)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: Economics
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: Suitable for: Final year Economics (L100 / L101 / L102) students. Also available to final year Econ/Geog (LL17) & Phil/Econ (VL51) students. Prerequisites: students must have taken ECON0013 and ECON0016 (or equivalents).
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Aims: The aim of this module is to study the determinants of economic growth, as well as explanations for the current wide disparity of income levels across countries.

Suitable for: Final year Economics (L100 / L101 / L102) students. Also available to final year Econ/Geog (LL17) & Phil/Econ (VL51) students.

Prerequisites: students must have taken ECON0013 and ECON0016 (or equivalents).

Assumed knowledge: Students coming into the course should understand the core concepts and methods of microeconomics and macroeconomics at the level of ECON0013 and ECON0016 (or equivalents).

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 70% Exam

30% Group activity
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 177
Module leader: Dr Lukasz Rachel
Who to contact for more information: r.maskell@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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