Innovation and Economic DevelopmentModule Details

Rationale
Students will gain a systematic understanding of measurement issues and indicators of growth, development, income inequality and poverty that will be linked to the relevant macrotransformation of economies. Traditional concepts of industrial policy are revisited and connected to the STI framework covered by the core lectures.

Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be expected to:

(i) Use a range of analytical frameworks for understanding and exploring the nature of public policy and its influence on the operations of firms and other institutions in developing contexts.
(ii) Develop a set of specific skills in using economic measures and indicators that inform public policy.
(iii) Define the measurement issues and indicators of growth, development, income inequality and poverty that will be linked to relevant macro-transformation of economies.
(iv) Gain a systematic understanding of economic development from an STI perspective
(v) Understand contemporary issues in the academic and policy debate on economic development.
(vi) Develop a set of specific skills in using economic measures and indicators that inform public policy.
(vii) Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the economic and environmental impacts of sustainable tourism.