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Development economicsTopics

İF-2611y4 creditsSpring semesterMandatory2025-2026

Topic plan

The subject's topics and the learning outcomes attached to each one.

15 topics

  1. 1. Development economics subject

    Lecture

    What does development economics study? what do we mean by development? traditional methods of development measurement (gdp per capita). new perspectives on development measurement. assessment of economic development as a multidimensional process involving the improvement of the living conditions and quality of the population. quality of life. a system of indicators characterizing well-being. improving material well-being. amartya sen's 'skills approach'. conceptual structure of the development paradigm: human well-being, empowerment and agencies; the most basic postulate of the concept of justice development - measurement of development by people's happiness. development goals. what is sustainable development? millennium declaration and millennium development goals

  2. 2. Indicators characterizing development.

    Lecture

    The main principles of the concept. the main indicators of development: gross national income, education and health. human development index (hdi) calculation methodology and conceptual shortcomings. gross national income index (with purchasing power parity). education index characterizing the opportunity to study. characterizing the possibility of a long and healthy life - life expectancy index (lei).

  3. 3. Classical theories and modern models of economic growth (development).

    Lecture

    Traditional economic growth models: modern economic growth models: harrod-domar model, neoclassical economic growth model and endogenous (romer) economic growth model.

  4. 4. Poverty, inequality and development.

    Lecture

    Measuring poverty. absolute and relative poverty. a new approach to measuring poverty: multifactor poverty index fair distribution of income. social inequality. lawrence curve. calculation of the gini (gini) coefficient

  5. 5. Population growth and economic development

    Lecture

    World population growth and age structure. stages of demographic transition. the main trends of demographic development around the world. reasons for population growth - population aging

  6. 6. Environmental sustainability (environment) and economic development

    Lecture

    What is environmental sustainability? basic concepts and systematics of ecology. climate and biodiversity. measures against the greenhouse effect. the resource curse: holland syndrome

  7. 7. Analysis of some structural problems that slow down economic growth, based on theoretical and country experiences.

    Lecture

    The beginning of sustainable economic development. problems retarding economic growth: single-factor and multi-factor factors. economic growth successes. economic growth in europe and japan after world war ii. what is the middle income trap?

  8. 8. Development strategies, development planning: concept and needs.

    Lecture

    Aggregate growth models: forecasting macro variables. challenges in the case of economic development: internal and external. institutional deficiency and the transition to a market economy in 1980. washington consensus.

  9. 9. International trade theory and the issue of development.

    Lecture

    Import and export. demand elasticities and volatility of export earnings. the terms of trade and the prebisch-singer hypothesis. in international trade theory: the neoclassical model. inflation and devaluation in international trade. currency stability, free movement of capital. international trade model - porter's approach. shadow economy, restrictions on international trade.

  10. 10. Environmental sustainability (environment) and economic development

    Lecture

    What is environmental sustainability? basic concepts and systematics of ecology. climate and biodiversity. measures against the greenhouse effect. the resource curse: holland syndrome

  11. 11. Environmental sustainability (environment) and economic development

    Lecture

    What is environmental sustainability? basic concepts and systematics of ecology. climate and biodiversity. measures against the greenhouse effect. the resource curse: holland syndrome

  12. 12. Azərbaycan dövlətinin yaranması və inkişafı (e.ə. iii-ii minilliklər)

    Lecture

    – mövzu azərbaycan ərazisində qədim dövrlərdən etibarən yaranmış ilk dövlət qurumlarının meydana gəlməsini və inkişaf mərhələlərini əhatə edir. dövlətlərin idarəçilik sistemi, siyasi quruluşu, iqtisadi həyatı və mədəni xüsusiyyətləri geniş şəkildə araşdırılır. eyni zamanda onların regionda tutduğu mövqe və digər dövlətlərlə münasibətləri təhlil olunur. bu dövlətlərin azərbaycan dövlətçilik tarixinin formalaşmasında oynadığı rol xüsusi vurğulanır.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • • ftn1: azərbaycan tarixinin dövrlərinin əsas mahiyyəti izah edilir.
    • • ftn3: tələbələrin bu və ya digər məsələlərlə bağlı obyektiv mövqeyini formalaşmasına nail olunur.
    • • ftn4: tələbələrin ən azından minimum məlumat əldə etməsi, mövzular ətrafında öz fikrinin formalaşmasının səviyyəsi yoxlanılır.
    • • ftn2: azərbaycan tarixi üzrə bəzi mübahisəli məsələlərə aydınlıq gətirilir.
    • • ftn5: tələbələrə qədim tariximizin müasir dövrlə uzlaşdırılması vərdişləri aşılanır.

  13. 13. Analysis of some structural problems that slow down economic growth, based on theoretical and country experiences.

    Lecture

    The beginning of sustainable economic development. problems retarding economic growth: single-factor and multi-factor factors. economic growth successes. economic growth in europe and japan after world war ii. what is the middle income trap?

  14. 14. Development strategies, development planning: concept and needs.

    Lecture

    Aggregate growth models: forecasting macro variables. challenges in the case of economic development: internal and external. institutional deficiency and the transition to a market economy in 1980. washington consensus.

  15. 15. International trade theory and the issue of development.

    Lecture

    Import and export. demand elasticities and volatility of export earnings. the terms of trade and the prebisch-singer hypothesis. in international trade theory: the neoclassical model. inflation and devaluation in international trade. currency stability, free movement of capital. international trade model - porter's approach. shadow economy, restrictions on international trade.