Simon Davies :: EC20155 Development Economics

• I draw your attention to the following document, which is a survey of what employers expect from graduate economists. It is essential (and easy) reading, and you should make sure you are both capable in those areas mentioned, and able to demonstrate it to potential employers. The Skills and Knowledge of the Graduate Economist: Essential (and easy) reading. A survey indicating what skills (e.g. objectivity, communication, IT,...) and knowledge (e.g. constrained choice, opportunity cost,...) employers expect graduate economists to be able to apply easily.
• You might find the following document, prepared for 2nd year econometrics useful when searching for data and references regarding your country: Accessing Economic Literature and Data: A list of websites to access data sets (e.g. for your project) and general economic data, plus places to look for journal articles/economic literature.

• Weeks 4 and 5: Economic growth, structure, and trade stance

• Week 6: Poverty, inequality and national income
  

• Week 7: The happy planet index (see http://www.happyplanetindex.org/ and http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/)