Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Development Economics
2. Language of Instruction:
Vietnamese
3. Course Code:
DEV601018
4. Credits:
3
5. Course Objectives:
This course aims to provide students with an advanced understanding of economic development theories and empirical approaches used to analyze structural transformation, inequality, poverty, and growth in developing countries. It equips students with theoretical frameworks and quantitative tools to evaluate the effectiveness of development policies in areas such as trade, education, health, and environment. The course also develops students’ analytical, critical thinking, and research skills through the application of econometric methods to real-world development issues, particularly within the context of Vietnam and other emerging economies.
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
Development Economics focuses on studying topics related to the economy - society - environment - education - health - administration - institutions. These topics will be approached from a development perspective with the aim of helping learners find relevant policy analysis frameworks. This lays the groundwork for the analysis to find out development policy implications for developing countries such as Vietnam that face diverse challenges in the process of industrialization.
The course exposes learners to the main themes of development economics by exploring the policy implications of development theory from empirical research in developing countries in the globalization context.