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The course addresses a number of macroeconomic issues with a focus on development and growth, income distribution, institutions, welfare and labour market reforms. The module will typically cover the following topics: Introduction: principal macroeconomic issues of development; Economic growth: Growth models as tools for analyzing the macroeconomics of development; Geography, Culture and Institutions; Income distribution and Macroeconomics; Inequality, growth and welfare policy; Policy evaluation of welfare and labour market reforms.
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