AØKK08351U Cancelled Seminar: Long-Run Economic Growth - canceled
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.
After completing the seminar the student is expected to be able to fulfill the learning outcome specified in the Curriculum and to be able to:
• 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:
• Oded Galor. Unified Growth Theory. Princeton University Press,
2011.
• Quamrul Ashraf, Oded Galor & Marc Klemp. The Evolutionary
Origins of the Wealth of Nations, Handbook of Historical Economics
(forthcoming).
• Eren Arbatlı, Quamrul Ashraf & Oded Galor. Diversity and
Conflict. Econometrica, 88(2), 727–797, 2020.
• Quamrul Ashraf & Oded Galor. The 'Out of Africa'
Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic
Development. American Economic Review, 103(1), 1–46, 2013.
• Oded Galor & Omer Moav. Natural Selection And The Origin Of
Economic Growth. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 117(4),
1133–1191, 2002.
• Enrico Spolaore & Romain Wacziarg. How Deep Are the Roots of
Economic Development? Journal of Economic Literature, 51(2),
325–69, 2013.
• Alberto Bisin & Thierry Verdier. The Economics of Cultural
Transmission and Socialization. NBER Working Papers 16512,
2010.
- identify and clarify a problem,
- seek and select relevant literatur,
- write a academic paper,
- present and discuss own paper with the other students at the seminar.
Mandatory activities in the seminar:
- Kick-off meeting
- Finding literatur and defining the project
- Writing process of the seminar paper
- Presentation of own project and paper
- Giving constructive feedback to another student´s paper
- Actively participating in discussions at the presentations and other meetings.
The aim of the presentations is, that you use the presentation as an opportunity to practice oral skills and to receive feedback at the paper. The presentations are not a part of the exam and will not be assessed.
The seminar project paper must be uploaded in Absalon before the presentations, as the opponents and the other seminar participants have to read and comment on the paper. It is important that you upload a paper that is so finalized as possible due to the fact that the value of feedback and comments at the presentation is strongly associated with the skill level of the seminar paper.
The teacher defines what materials may be used for the presentations.
After the presentations, you can with a few corrections improve the seminar paper by including the feedback and comments emerged during the presentations. It is NOT intended that you rewrite or begin the writing of the seminar paper after the presentation has taken place.
Pandemic:
In case of a pandemic like Corona the teaching in this seminar may be changed to be taught either fully or partly online. For further information, see the course room on Absalon.
Spring 2021:
• Kick-Off meeting: Tuesday 9 February, 2021, at 12.15-13.00.
• Extra meeting: Tuesday 16 February, 2021, 10.15 am-12.00 pm.
• Presentations: D. 18.0-19 May, 2021, at 10.15 am-15 pm
General information:
It is strongly recommended that you think about and search for a topic before the semester begins, as there is only a few weeks from the kick-off meeting to the submission of the project description/agreement paper.
There is no weekly teaching/lecturing and the student cannot expect guidance from the teacher. If the teacher gives a few introduction lectures or gives the opportunity for guidance, this as well as other expectations are clarified at the kickoff meeting.
All information regarding the seminar is communicated through Absalon including venue. So it is very important that you by yourself logon to Absalon and read the information already when you are registered at the seminar.
- Category
- Hours
- Project work
- 186
- Seminar
- 20
- Total
- 206
For enrolled students: More information about registration, schedule, rules etc. can be found at Master (UK) and Master (DK ).
More information about seminars is available at Seminars (UK) and Seminars (DK).
Read about the study programme and curricula at MSc in Economics
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examinationA seminar paper in English that meets the formal requirements for written papers stated in the curriculum and at KUNet for seminars.
_____ - Exam registration requirements
Attendance in all activities at the seminar as stated in the formal requrements in the Curriculum and at the KUnet for Seminars (UK) and Seminars (DK) is required to participate in the exam.
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- Aid
- All aids allowed
for the seminar paper.
The teacher defines the aids that must be used for the presentations.
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- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
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- Exam period
Regular exam:
Spring 2021:
Deadline for submitting the final seminar paper: June 1, 2021 before 10 AMExam information:
The seminar paper must be uploaded to the Digital Exam. More information will be available from the middle of the semester.
More information about examination, rules, aids etc. at Master (UK) and Master (DK ).
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- Re-exam
Reexam information:
The reexam is a written seminar paper as stated in the Curriculum.
Deadline and more information is available at Seminars(UK) and Seminars(DK).
More information about reexam etc is available at Master(UK)andMaster(DK).
Criteria for exam assesment
Students are assessed on the extent to which they master the learning outcome for the seminar and can make use of the knowledge, skills and competencies listed in the learning outcomes in the Curriculum of the Master programme.
To receive the top grade, the student must with no or only a few minor weaknesses be able to demonstrate an excellent performance displaying a high level of command of all aspects of the relevant material.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKK08351U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- and venue:
Go to "Remarks"
Exam and re-sits: Go to "Exam" - Course capacity
- 1 class of 20 students
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Marc Patrick Brag Klemp (6-76706535393743646f7870716c316e7831676e)
Lecturers
Marc Patrick Brag Klemp