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Office Hours

LECTURE SCHEDULE AND NOTES

Summer 2010

(N.B. Lectures available on iPod at www.sfu.ca/~lectures.)

Lectures:

Tuesday 14:30-16:20 SWH 10041

Thursday 14:30-15:20 WMC 3260

Lecture 1: ART OF THE ECONOMIC ARGUMENT

Lecture 2: INDICATORS (Todaro, Ch. 2); http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html

Lectures 3 & 4: DEVELOPMENT THEORIES (Todaro, Chaps 3 & 4)

Lecture 5: Beijing Bicycle (movie)

Lecture 6: INTERNAL MIGRATION (Todaro, Ch. 7)

Lecture 7: POPULATION (Todaro, Ch. 6)

Lecture 8: IMMIGRATION

Lecture 9: REMITTANCES (Todaro, pp. 728-738)

Lecture 10: EDUCATION (Todaro, Ch. 8)

Lecture 11: CHINA CASE STUDY (Todaro, pp. 300-302)

Lecture 12: INDIA CASE STUDY

Lecture 13: CLASS DEBATE 1: Child Labor

Lecture 14: ROLE OF AGRICULTURE (Todaro, Ch. 9)

Lecture 15: n/a

Lecture 16: CLASS DEBATE 2: Immigration vs. Aid

Lecture 17: BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (Todaro, Ch. 13)

Lecture 18: TRADE AS “ENGINE OF GROWTH” (Todaro, Ch. 12)

Lecture 19: GLOBALIZATION (Bhagwati, Chaps 1-4) – Commanding Heights

Lecture 20: ENVIRONMENT (Todaro, Ch. 11)

Lecture 21: CLASS DEBATE 3: Copenhagen Accord

Lecture 22: GOOD GOVERNMENT (Todaro, pp. 554-574)

Lecture 23: INDUSTRIALIZATION