Time: October 24, 2011 – November 16, 2011;

Course Arrangements

Title: The Economics of Development

Course structure: The course contains 12 lectures, 3 hours each

Prof Pompeo della Posta (Pisa University) will teach lectures 1-6, Prof Stefan Collignon (S. Anna School of Advances Studies) 7-12.Following is the detailed schedule of the twelve lectures:

Lecture 1: Overview: the global economy and the meaning of development

18:00 - 21:00, Oct 27th (Thu), 2011

Lecture 2: Economic growth theories and their application to development

18:00 - 21:00, Oct 28th (Fri), 2011

Lecture 3: The role of the state and civil society

09:00 - 12:00, Oct 29th (Sat), 2011

Lecture 4: Developing domestic markets

09:00 - 12:00, Oct 30th (Sun), 2011

Lecture 5: Trade and export-oriented development

18:00 - 21:00, Nov 3rd (Thu), 2011

Lecture 6: Capital flows and the open economy

18:00 - 21:00, Nov 4th (Fri), 2011

Lecture 7: Exchange rate strategies and global imbalances

09:00 - 12:00, Nov 5th (Sat), 2011

Lecture 8: Money and development

09:00 - 12:00, Nov 6th (Sun), 2011

Lecture 9: Fiscal policy, debt and taxes

18:00 – 21:00, Nov 10th (Thu), 2011

Lecture 10: Poverty

18:00 - 21:00, Nov 11th (Fri), 2011

Lecture 11: Rural development and urban migration

09:00 - 12:00, Nov 12th (Sat), 2011

Lecture 12: Theories of development and empirical evidence: a Chinese discussion

09:00 - 12:00, Nov 13th (Sun), 2011

*The schedule may be slightly modified according to situation.