ID:
511183
Duration (hours):
66
CFU:
9
SSD:
POLITICA ECONOMICA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (16/02/2026 - 23/05/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course is meant to provide a sound understanding of the mutual interactions between macroeconomic facts, notably growth, and political and economic institutions, with a specific focus on Emerging Economies.
Learning outcomes.
Knowledge
You learn
• Which are the facts that describe growth in an international perspective.
• What are the the economic drivers behind long-run growth?
• What is the role of institutions?
• What are the implications for the Emerging Economies?
Skills
You should be able to
• explain how national economies have evolved historically since the onset of the Industrial Revolution.
• Understand the key challenges that Emerging Economies are typically confronted with.
• Understand the nature of local bottlenecks that hamper prosperity in specific countries.
• Identify and competently advocatee schemes for policy reform
• Read and understand research papers on the topics of this course
Learning outcomes.
Knowledge
You learn
• Which are the facts that describe growth in an international perspective.
• What are the the economic drivers behind long-run growth?
• What is the role of institutions?
• What are the implications for the Emerging Economies?
Skills
You should be able to
• explain how national economies have evolved historically since the onset of the Industrial Revolution.
• Understand the key challenges that Emerging Economies are typically confronted with.
• Understand the nature of local bottlenecks that hamper prosperity in specific countries.
• Identify and competently advocatee schemes for policy reform
• Read and understand research papers on the topics of this course
Course Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge.
Basic macroeconomic models
Basic macroeconomic models
Teaching Methods
Classroom lectures, with slides presentations and classroom discussion.
Assessment Methods
Written exam,
Option 1) One multiple choice test, 33 questions covering the whole program of the course.
2) Students may choose to sit an intermediate (mid-term) exam. The date of the intermediate exam and its specific features will be announced at the beginning of the course. Students who fail the exam must rely on Option 1 above. Students who pass the intermediate exam must sit the exam covering the second part during one of the exam sessions held in June/July. Both the first and the second test are based on multiple choice questions.
Option 1) One multiple choice test, 33 questions covering the whole program of the course.
2) Students may choose to sit an intermediate (mid-term) exam. The date of the intermediate exam and its specific features will be announced at the beginning of the course. Students who fail the exam must rely on Option 1 above. Students who pass the intermediate exam must sit the exam covering the second part during one of the exam sessions held in June/July. Both the first and the second test are based on multiple choice questions.
Texts
Ashraf, Q. H., & Weil, D. N. (2024). Economic growth. Taylor & Francis.
Slides and other materials downloadable from the course webpage (KIRO)
Slides and other materials downloadable from the course webpage (KIRO)
Contents
1. Introduction
Empirical Evidence and Data Analysis (ch. 1 & 2)
2. Drivers / determinants of economic growth & prosperity
a. Factor accumulation (Capital – ch. 3; labor – ch. 4&5; human capital – ch. 6)
b. Technology (ch. 7 & 8)
3. Fundamentals
a. Institutions (ch. 12)
b. Culture, geography etc. (ch. 14 & 15)
4. Challenges of Emerging economies
a. Efficiency (ch. 10)
b. Economic complexity
c. Volatility & Macro-Imbalances
5. Topics
a. Inequality (ch. 13)
b. Growth Diagnostics & policy implications
c. Remoteness
d. Globalisation and growth in open economies
i. International trade flows. Facts and theories
ii. International capital flows. Facts and theories
iii. Growth in open economies (ch. 11)
iv. Return to protectionism? Is globalisation over?
e. Environmental sustainability (ch. 16)
i. The trade-offs between growth and environmental conservation
ii. Green technologies and sustainable practices
iii. Policy measures to promote sustainable development
f. Doing business in emerging economies
Empirical Evidence and Data Analysis (ch. 1 & 2)
2. Drivers / determinants of economic growth & prosperity
a. Factor accumulation (Capital – ch. 3; labor – ch. 4&5; human capital – ch. 6)
b. Technology (ch. 7 & 8)
3. Fundamentals
a. Institutions (ch. 12)
b. Culture, geography etc. (ch. 14 & 15)
4. Challenges of Emerging economies
a. Efficiency (ch. 10)
b. Economic complexity
c. Volatility & Macro-Imbalances
5. Topics
a. Inequality (ch. 13)
b. Growth Diagnostics & policy implications
c. Remoteness
d. Globalisation and growth in open economies
i. International trade flows. Facts and theories
ii. International capital flows. Facts and theories
iii. Growth in open economies (ch. 11)
iv. Return to protectionism? Is globalisation over?
e. Environmental sustainability (ch. 16)
i. The trade-offs between growth and environmental conservation
ii. Green technologies and sustainable practices
iii. Policy measures to promote sustainable development
f. Doing business in emerging economies
Course Language
English
Degrees
Degrees
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Master’s Degree
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