KTTS2140 Growth Theory and Applications (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
The course considers in greater detail the sources of economic growth paying attention especially to the roles of the entrepreneurship and competition in industries and nations as well as innovation, experimentation, selection and "creative destruction" among firms.
Completion methods
Book exam: autumn semester
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- present the essential characteristics of Schumpeterian growth theory
- explain differences between alternative growth theories
- decompose and evaluate the micro-level sources of economic growth and productivity growth
- interpret the factors of economic growth using microeconometric research
- analyse links between economic policy and economic growth
- present the essential characteristics of Schumpeterian growth theory
- explain differences between alternative growth theories
- decompose and evaluate the micro-level sources of economic growth and productivity growth
- interpret the factors of economic growth using microeconometric research
- analyse links between economic policy and economic growth
Additional information
Ajoitus: 4. vuosi
Description of prerequisites
KTTA2160 Macroeconomics I , KTTA1110 Mathematical Economics I
Study materials
Luentokalvot, oppikirja ja muu opettajan osoittama materiaali
Literature
- Philippe Aghion & Peter Howitt, The Economics of Growth, 2009; ISBN: 978-0-262-01263-8
Completion methods
Method 1
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