Resource Economics Department
APEC 460 “INT'L
ECONOMICS OF GROWTH, RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT”
Prof. Kilkenny Spring 2006
NEW as of April 18, 2006:
Instructions for Term Paper & OUTLINE
First drafts of your term papers are due Monday, May 1
Term paper presentation calendar (below)
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APEC 460MW 2:30-3:45 |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Required reading |
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January
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23 overview, interesting issues |
25 comparative advantage and trade Study Q Set #1 |
T&S Ch 12 |
H-O-S Theory (by Prof Kilkenny) target indicators Table 1.2 |
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30 globalization |
1 the “product cycle” |
T&S Ch 1 |
product
cycle theory (by Prof Kilkenny) |
February |
6 global perspectives “3 foundation stones” |
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T&S Ch 2 |
3 Foundation
Stones (by Prof Kilkenny) Increasing
returns to scale (by Prof Kilkenny) Determinants
of landowner wealth and rental income (Prof. Kilkenny) |
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13 poverty/inequality |
T&S Ch 5 |
Grameen
Bank/social collateral (by Jaitly & Kilkenny) Asymmetric Information (Prof. Kilkenny) |
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20 population growth |
22 |
T&S Ch 6 |
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March
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27 agricultural transformtn |
1 |
T&S Ch 9 |
HH Time allocation (Prof. Kilkenny) |
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6 term paper outlines due |
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13 review |
15 EXAM |
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Spring break March 18-26 |
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27 growth models Homework 4 à |
29 |
T&S Ch 3 |
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April
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3 KEY 4 |
5 |
T&S Ch 4 |
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10 Roles of markets and governments Homework 5 |
12 |
T&S Ch 11 |
What markets do well/poorly (Kilkenny) |
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17 |
19 |
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24 Environmental Sustainability |
26 |
T&S Ch 10 |
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May
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1 term paper drafts due Ryan (Meat) Laine (software) Sean (globalization) |
3 Jeff (birth control/crime) Aubrey (civil society) Jen (education/Ag) Katherien (gender) |
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8 review |
Friday, May 12 Final Exam
2:25-4:15 Term paper due |
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Note: “T&S” = Todaro & Smith (2006) Economic Development (9th Edition)
