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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Economics
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Joseph Zeira
Coordinator Office Hours:
Thursday 14:00 - 15:00
Teaching Staff:
Prof Joseph Zeira
Course/Module description:
The course will teach the basic facts of economic growth and the main theories that try to explain these facts.
Course/Module aims:
To teach facts and theories of economic growth and also basic research tools of economic growth.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Students will be able to think better on the phenomenon of economic growth.
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Combination of frontal teaching and solution of problem sets.
Course/Module Content:
1.Basic facts of growth.
2. The Neoclassical theory of growth.
3. Growth accounting and development accounting.
4. Endogenous growth.
5. Obstacles to growth.
6. Effects of growth.
Required Reading:
PPT presentations
Zeira, Joseph (2021). The Israeli Economy: A Story of Success and Costs. Princeton University Press.
“The Facts of Economic Growth,” in John B. Taylor and Harald Uhlig (eds.) Handbook of Macroeconomics, Vol 2, 3-69. Amsterdam.
Solow, Robert, M. (1957), “Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function,” Review of Economics and Statistics, 39, 312-320.
Caselli, Francesco, 2005. “Accounting for Cross-Country Income Differences,” Sections 1, 2. In: Philippe Aghion and Steven Durlauf, eds., Handbook of Economic Growth.
Jones, Charles I. “Time Series Tests of Endogenous Growth Models,” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 110 (2), 1995, p. 495-525.
Sachs, Jeffrey D., “Tropical Underdevelopment,” NBER Working Paper No. 8119, 2001.
Additional Reading Material:
None
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 40 %
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 20 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 40 %
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