Modern Economic Growth (Syllabus)
Content
The goal of this course is to answer one of the most fundamental questions in economics: why do some economies grow and some others don’t? This is an advanced topics in macroeconomics class and as such, we will study some formal models and statistical analysis to answer this question, in the most scientific way possible. My commitment is to teach you some classic themes in the theory of growth and expose you to some recent research and debates at the frontier of the theory of economic growth.
Lectures
- Lecture 1: Introduction
- Lecture 2: Mathematical Preliminaries
- Lecture 3: Neoclassical Growth
- Lecture 4: Growth Accounting
- Lecture 5: Malthusian Mechanics
- Lecture 6: Human Capital
- Lecture 7: Big Push Theory
- Lecture 8: Directed Technological Change
- Lecture 9: Neoclassical Model
- Lecture 10: Industrialization
- Lecture 11: Income Distribution
- Lecture 12: Misallocation
- Lecture 13: Man vs. Machine
- Lecture 14: Sustainable Growth
- Lecture 15: Endogenous Technological Growth
- Lecture 16: Agriculture and Economic Development
Homework and Exams
- Homework 1
- Homework 2
- Homework 3
- Homework 4
- Mid Term Exam (2016 Spring, 2017 Spring, 2017 Fall, 2019 Spring)
- Final Exam (2016 Spring, 2017 Spring, 2017 Fall, 2019 Spring)