ECO5030S - Applied Growth Theory
Course Information
The course will be centered around several topics covering growth theory. The
topics are broadly categorized into three main sections: Productivity growth;
Institutions and geography; and the link between productivity growth and
institutions and geography. The course will cover both the international and
South African empirical evidence related to these sections.
- The Solow-Swan Model and the empirical evidence on convergence
- The Ramsey and Cass Koopman Models with special cases of the utility
function
- Endogenous Growth: Externalities, R&D, Innovation
- The Political Economy of Growth.
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