Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
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| primo semestre | Sep 15, 2014 | Jan 9, 2015 |
| secondo semestre | Feb 19, 2015 | May 29, 2015 |
| Session | From | To |
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| sessione invernale | Jan 12, 2015 | Feb 18, 2015 |
| sessione estiva | Jun 4, 2015 | Jul 11, 2015 |
| sessione autunnale | Aug 24, 2015 | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Session | From | To |
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| sessione autunnale | Dec 12, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 |
| sessione invernale | Apr 8, 2015 | Apr 10, 2015 |
| sessione estiva | Sep 10, 2015 | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| festività natalizie | Dec 22, 2014 | Jan 5, 2015 |
| festività pasquali | Apr 3, 2015 | Apr 7, 2015 |
| vacanze estive | Aug 10, 2015 | Aug 22, 2015 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Economics Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Academic staff
045 802 8278
nicola.sartor@univr.it
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University. Please select your Study Plan based on your enrolment year.
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1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Development economics (2015/2016)
Teaching code
4S02470
Academic staff
Coordinatore
Credits
9
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/02 - ECONOMIC POLICY
Period
Secondo Semestre Magistrali dal Feb 22, 2016 al Jun 1, 2016.
Learning outcomes
The Development economics course is devoted to the microeconomic analysis of property rights, education and human capital, social capital, land markets and land reform, credit markets and households economics. The working of these institutions is swown to be fundamental in the process of growth and development.
Program
Syllabus – Development Economics
1 Economic development and growth
Exercises: economic development and growth
2 History and development
Income polarization and property rights
History, property rigths and development
Exercises:hystory and development
3 Human capital, social capital, education and growth
The role of human capital
Education, technological change and labor MKT
Social capital
Learning by doing and learning from others: human capital and technical change in agriculture
Exercises: human capital, education and growth file
4 Inequality, poverty and development
Lecture 1) Inequality, poverty measurement.
Lecture 2) Equality of opportunities, growth and development
EOp and development in Brazil: Ferreira
Implementing EOp: Dardanoni, Roemer et al.
Introducing luck in EOp theory: Lefranc et al.(2010)
A short survey on inequality and EOp presentazione Powerpoint
Exercises: inequality, poverty and development file
5 Household economics and dual sector models
Household Enterprise
Household models - De Janvry and Saudolet
Household Economics file
6 Dual Models: rural-urban migration
Lewis-Fei-Ranis Dual Model
Dualism and Migration
Harris&Todaro Model of Migrat
Migration in China
Harris&Todaro Model of Migration revisited
Exrcises Rural-Urban Dual Economies
Dual Economy
7 Land: contracts, incentives, and inequality
Property rights
Land reform, property rights and the Social Doctrine of the Church
Sharecropping and interlinking markets
Incentives and Risk Sharing in Sharecropping
Informational Rents and Property Rights in Land
Exercises: Land, contracts, property rights
8 Labor: failures and efficiency
Incomplete labor markets
A Theory of Two-tier Labor Markets
Inequality as a determinant of malnutrition and unemployment
Exercises: Labor Market Failures file
9 Credit markets
Reading Papers
Access to capital and Agrarian Organisation - Eswaran and Kotwal
Eswaran and Kotwal credit and endogenous class formation
Transaction costs and agrarian institutions
Credit rationing and class differentiation: an example of a term paper
Matching tenancy
Credit rationing in developing countries
Credit Markets
Economics of lending with joint liability
Simulation Exercise
Exercises: credit markets
Productivity, land reform and interlocked factors
Impact evaluation of large development projects: the case study of the Jenin sustainable industrial area
I/O analysis presentazione Powerpoint
Jenin development project
Examination Methods
Two-hour examination
Type D and Type F activities
Modules not yet included
Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
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Student login and resources
Internships
Graduation
List of theses and work experience proposals
| theses proposals | Research area |
|---|---|
| La (cattiva) gestione dei fondi comunitari in Italia | ECONOMICS - ECONOMICS |
| Analisi dell'Impatto della Regolamentazione: potenziale e applicazioni concrete | Various topics |
| Costs and benefits of the new Turin-Lyon railway line | Various topics |
| Costs and benefits of new systems for speed control on italian motorways | Various topics |
| Contingent valuation for the quality of hospital characteristics | Various topics |
| Evaluating occupational impacts of large investment projects | Various topics |
Linguistic training CLA
Gestione carriere
Admission policy
ADMISSION POLICY
The admission procedure for international students is explained in details at:
www.magecverona.it/admission-benefits/
For further information please contact magec@dse.univr.it
Additional information
Additional information
For further information visit the program website, http://magec.dse.univr.it, or send an email at magec@dse.univr.it.
