Advanced Development Economics
Thursday, October 8th, 2026, 16:15-17:45pm, Room VG 0.110
Friday, October 20th, 2017, 10:15am-11:15pm, VG 2.101 and 14:15-16:45, Room VG 0.110
Course material for participants is available at the course material webpage
1. Modern vs. Pre-Modern Growth
References: Mankiw, N.G., D. Romer, and D.N. Weil, 1992, A contribution to the empirics of economic growth, Quarterly Journal of Economics 107, 407-437.
Ashraf, Q. and Galor, O. (2011). Dynamics and stagnation in the Malthusian epoch. American Economic Review, 101(5), 2003-2041.
2. The Demographic Transition and the History Augmented Solow Model
References: Lee, R. (2003). The demographic transition: three centuries of fundamental change. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17(4), 167-190.
Reher, D. S. (2004). The demographic transition revisited as a global process. Population, Space and Place, 10(1), 19-41.
Dalgaard, C. J., and Strulik, H. (2013). The history augmented Solow model. European Economic Review, 63, 134-149.
3. The Past and Future of Knowledge-Based Growth
Reference: Strulik, H., Prettner, K., and Prskawetz, A. (2013). The past and future of knowledge-based growth. Journal of Economic Growth, 18(4), 411-437.