| Dozent/in |
Prof. Dr. Manuel Oechslin; Dr. oec. Elias Steiner |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Seminar |
| Code |
HS221245 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mo, 19.09.2022, 16:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B54
Do, 24.11.2022, 14:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.A05
Fr, 25.11.2022, 08:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 4.B51 |
| Umfang |
Blockveranstaltung |
| Turnus |
block course |
| Inhalt |
Economic development is a multifaceted subject. The UN’s sustainable development agenda defines 17 goals that are to be achieved by 2030. These range from poverty eradication to climate action and gender equality. While these goals concern all UN members, they are especially important in developing countries, where hunger and poverty are still pressing problems and climate change is likely to have a particularly large impact. In this seminar, we will discuss a wide range of topics with particular relevance for developing economies. The list of topics includes microcredit, the informal sector, the role of climate change, education and health, corruption, and urbanization. Besides debating these topics, we will also consider methodological questions, in particular the evaluation of development projects (impact evaluation). Students will read, present, and discuss recent research papers that—taken together—provide a good overview of current issues in international economic development. |
| Lernziele |
- Students acquire an overview of current research in international economic development.
- Students sharpen their ability to critically analyze and discuss research papers.
- Students improve their presentation skills. |
| Voraussetzungen |
- BA students: fifth and higher semesters only
- Lecture “Angewandte Statistik und Ökonometrie” or a comparable course.
- Lectures “Macroeconomics II” and “Growth Theory” are an advantage. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Maximum 24 students in this seminar |
| Anmeldung |
To attend the course / exercise, registration via e-learning platform OLAT is required. Registration is possible from 5 - 30 September 2022. The students themselves are responsible for checking the creditability of the course to their course of study.
Direct link to OLAT course:
https://lms.uzh.ch/url/RepositoryEntry/17250386162 |
| Prüfung |
***IMPORTANT*** In order to acquire credits, resp. to take the examination, registration via the Uni Portal during the period 27.09. - 10.10.2022 is ESSENTIALLY REQUIRED. Further information on registration: www.unilu.ch/wf/pruefungen |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
individual / group presentation / 3 Credits
|
| Hinweise |
This is a block seminar taking place on November 24th and 25th. The kick-off meeting on September 19th,16:15-18:00 is mandatory. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
manuel.oechslin@unilu.ch / elias.steiner@doz.unilu.ch |
| Anzahl Anmeldungen |
14 von maximal 24 |
| Literatur |
Will be indicated on the syllabus. |