33310
Lecture
WiSe 25/26: Development Economics
Manuel Santos Silva
Additional information / Pre-requisites
Modulprüfung im BA-30-LP-Modulangebot Lateinamerikastudien Modul II: Klausur (90 Minuten) oder mündliche Prüfung (ca. 20 Minuten)
Comments
This course offers an introduction to development economics, with a regional focus on Latin America. Development economics studies the processes of economic growth, poverty, inequality, structural change, and political and social transformation in low- and middle-income countries. The course language is English.
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Suggested reading
Bértola, L., Ocampo, J.A., (2012). The economic development of Latin America since independence. Oxford University Press. Todaro, Michael P. and Stephen C. Smith (2020). Economic Development (13th edition). Pearson.
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Additional appointments
Wed, 2025-10-15 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2025-10-22 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2025-10-29 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2025-11-05 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2025-11-12 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2025-11-19 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2025-11-26 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2025-12-03 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2025-12-10 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2025-12-17 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2026-01-07 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2026-01-14 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2026-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2026-01-28 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2026-02-04 10:00 - 12:00 Wed, 2026-02-11 10:00 - 12:00