AØKK08351U Seminar: Long-Run Economic Growth
MSc programme of Economics
The seminar is primarily for students at the MSc of
Economics
This seminar focuses on long-run economic growth theory and empirics. The course focus on core economic questions such as: What is the basic driver of economic growth in the long run? Does demography matter for growth? How do growth dynamics differ in the long and the short run? Furthermore, the course provide an introduction to the exciting new research area in the field of economic growth that is related to human biology and population genetics. A main purpose is therefore to understand long-run economic and cultural processes in light of fundamental biocultural forces. Key topics for this literature include the origins of human capital formation, the demographic transition, and the transition from millennials of stagnation to the era of sustained economic growth.
Understand central theories, findings, and questions, including those at the research frontier. Examples of topics:
- The role of human capital and demography for economic growth.
- The role of genetics in comparative economic development.
- The role of natural selection as a driver of human capital formation and economic growth.
- The economics of cultural transmission
- Pose a focused empirical or theoretical research question and write a short research paper on the topic.
- Discuss a fellow participants' paper as an opponent.
A short collection of papers that can be used as starting points are given here:
- This field is the main research area of Professor Oded Galor
who is giving the Zeuthen Lectures in 2016 at the University
of Copenhagen. Relevant books and papers of his include:
- Galor, Oded. Unified Growth Theory. Princeton University Press, 2011.
- Oded Galor & Marc Klemp, 2014. "The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation," Working Papers 2014-6, Brown University, Department of Economics.
- Quamrul Ashraf & Oded Galor, 2013. "The 'Out of Africa' Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development," American Economic Review, vol. 103(1), pages 1-46, February.
- Oded Galor & Omer Moav, 2002. "Natural Selection And The Origin Of Economic Growth," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 117(4), pages 1133-1191, November.
- Enrico Spolaore & Romain Wacziarg, 2013. "How Deep Are the Roots of Economic Development?,"Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 51(2), pages 325-69, June.
- Alberto Bisin & Thierry Verdier, 2010. "The Economics of Cultural Transmission and Socialization,"NBER Working Papers 16512.
all necessary, to have focused on studying economic growth and/or empirical methods.
the semester, and presentations at the end of the semester. After the presentations, students re-submit an edited and final version of their papers. The aim is that students use the presentation round as an opportunity to get and use constructive feedback to improve their work.
More information will be given by the teacher.
Week 36 (after 4 PM): Introductory meeting
Meetings may generally be scheduled after 4 p.m. to minimize interference with other course-related obligations
- Category
- Hours
- Project work
- 200
- Seminar
- 6
- Total
- 206
for enrolled students. More information about registration, schedule, rules, courses etc. can be found at the student intranet (KUnet) for courses (English) and student intranet (KUnet) for courses (Danish).
More information about seminars is available in KUnet for Study Programme (UK) and Study Programme (DK).
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentA written seminar paper in English.
- Exam registration requirements
Attendance on the seminar. The mandatory commitment paper has been handed in at deadline.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
Al aids for the written seminarpaper.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
up to 20 % censorship at the seminarpaper
- Exam period
Autumn 2016:
Deadline for submitting the commitment paper: not later than October 1, 2016
Presentation days: In week 47
Deadline for submitting the seminar paper: December 5, 2016 at 10 AM
For enrolled students more information about examination, exam/re-sit, rules etc. is available at the student intranet for Examination (English) and student intranet for Examination (KA-Danish).
For enrolled students more information about examination, exam/re-sit, rules etc. is available at the student intranet for Examination (English) and student intranet for Examination (KA-Danish).
- Re-exam
Submission of a written assignmetn and an oral exam in which you may be examined in the presentations of the other students participating in the seminar during the enrolment period in question.
Criteria for exam assesment
The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKK08351U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Autumn (Week 36-50)
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Course responsibles
- Marc Patrick Brag Klemp (10-726677683370716a7275456a68747333707a336970)