International Development, Poverty and Inequality

What it is about

You will learn basic concepts and measurement methods related to economic development, poverty and inequality. By the end you will be able to classify the causes and consequences of these phenomena, compute common metrics, and critically evaluate empirical findings. Practical exercises in R help you measure poverty and inequality in concrete datasets.

What you will be able to do

• Know concepts and notions of development, poverty and inequality
• Apply different measures of development, poverty and inequality
• Critically assess strengths and weaknesses of these measures
• Understand determinants of economic development
• Calculate the prevalence of poverty and inequality with basic functions in R
• Summarize, interpret and critically evaluate empirical studies

What the module consists of

• SeminarDelivery of content through lecture elements, exercises, discussions and student presentations
• Praktische TutorialsApplication of theoretical content in R for calculating poverty and inequality

Teaching method

• lehrzentrierte VorlesungenExplanation of central concepts and theories
• ÜbungenPractice and application of methods and measures
• interaktive DiskussionenCritical reflection and interpretation of findings
• StudierendenpräsentationenPromotion of students' analytical and presentation skills