Syllabus
Students are required to follow the instructions and requirements specified in the course sylabus available at: http://upces.cerge-ei.cz/images/stories/syllabi/CEE%20Economic%20Growth%20and%20Development.pdf
Reading materials: the coordinators of the UPCES programme will inform the enrolled students where to get them.
Annotation
This is one of the courses of the UPCES programme (the Undergraduate Program in Central European Studies); the comprehensive information is available at: http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-350.html#2.
Why are some countries poor and other countries rich? What are the factors of growth? What is the role of political and economic institutions in the development process? How can aid foster growth and development? This course aims to address these questions in view of the theory and empirics of economic growth.