Economic Growth and Development in the Undergraduate Curriculum

Autor/in	Acemoglu, Daron
Titel	Economic Growth and Development in the Undergraduate Curriculum
Quelle	In: Journal of Economic Education, 44 (2013) 2, S.169-177 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0485
DOI	10.1080/00220485.2013.770344
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Study; Economic Development; Macroeconomics; Models; Teaching Methods; Economics Education; Technological Advancement; Living Standards; Poverty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Makroökonomie; Analogiemodell; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wirtschaftskunde; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Lebensstandard; Armut
Abstract	A central theme of this article is that economics instructors should spend more time teaching about economic growth and development at the undergraduate level because the topic is of interest to students, is less abstract than other macroeconomic topics, and is the focus of exciting research in economics. Facts and data can be presented to describe the economic growth problem facing nations, both rich and poor. Instructors can then use key elements of the Solow growth model and discuss the importance of technology to explain economic growth to students. Recent research in economics can be used in the classroom to discuss the reasons why some countries are rich and others are poor. (Contains 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10