- Docente: Paolo Zagaglia
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ECON-01/A
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in International Cooperation on Human Rights and Intercultural Heritage (cod. 6808)
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from Nov 09, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026
Learning outcomes
The course provides the students with an introduction to key concepts in the field of development economics. We will discuss the meaning of the term 'development' from a macroeconomic perspective, and consider the main issues surrounding its measurement. We will dwelve into the determinants of a country's income, and consider their implications for the international distribution of income. We will then consider the role of alternative macroeconomic policies and the effects of international economic integration on the prospects for income convergence across countries. By the end of the course, the student: knows the main theoretical approaches to defining and measuring human development; understands what private-sector forces drive the creation of income; understands how the effects of monetary and fiscal policy on income growth unfold; understands the relation between trade policy and economic development; is capable of critically assessing the role of macroeconomic policies and the effects of international economic integration on the process of development.
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