Innholdsfortegnelse

Emnet er tilknyttet følgende studieprogram

Undervisningsspråk

English.

Anbefalte forkunnskaper

ORG439 Culture and Ethics, ORG409 International Management and MF-401 International Marketing, or equivalent.

Læringsutbytte

On successful completion of the course the student should be able to

  • understand the complexity of economic development and the need for an interdisciplinary approach for academic analyses and policy making in emerging economies
  • identify and quantify sources of national economic growth and preconditions for sustainable economic development
  • understand the role of institutions, including corrupt practices, on business operation and economic development
  • realize similarities and differences among emerging markets
  • recognize national and global reasons behind economic turmoil and crises
  • understand challenges and opportunities facing multinational enterprises operating in emerging economies

Innhold

The course aims to train students to understand the national economies of states and regions with a growing influence in the global economy and world politics. The course has three main theoretical and methodological components: systematic assessment of resources for national economic growth; the role of institutions for sustainable economic development and welfare distribution; and government policies for growth with equity. The following issues will be covered under each component:
  • Resources for economic growth: Natural and human, including education; Energy, including renewables; Social and cultural capital; Dutch disease and theories on resource curse avoidance; Growth models
  • The role of institutions: Economic, political, judicial; Democratic versus authoritarian political systems; The importance of rule of law; Corruption
  • Government policies and their impacts on business, growth, and environmental and social sustainability; Monetary and fiscal policies; Trade policies and foreign relations; Labor markets and social policies

Undervisnings- og læringsformer

Lectures, class discussions, case presentations and a term paper. Estimated workload is about 200 hours.

Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen

Presentation of the term paper. More information will be given in Canvas at the start of the semester.

Eksamen

Final individual paper. Letter grades.

Studentevaluering

Studieprogramleder i samråd med studenttillitsvalgt fastsetter evalueringsform og om emnene skal ha midtveis- eller sluttevaluering, jf. kvalitetssystemet kapittel 4.1. Informasjon om evalueringsform for emnet publiseres i Canvas.

Tilgang for privatister

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