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Ashoka University’s undergraduate course curriculum is taught across three semesters: Spring, Summer and Monsoon (Fall). Courses are broadly divided into three categories – Foundation Courses (core curriculum), Major & Minor Courses and Co-Curricular Courses.
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Economic development is about change. It is also uneven across space, time and people. Development economics is a study of patterns and mechanisms in the process of economic development. For a poor country, the importance of this subject is self-evident. What are the constraints to economic growth? What can government policy do about them? Does growth also take care of well-being? If not, how should society address it? Can there be economic regress? When can that happen? Why are some countries richer than others? Why, within a country, some regions lag others? What promotes economic opportunity and mobility?
Development economics also asks granular questions about the effectiveness of government interventions. Should governments provide assistance in cash or in kind (e.g., food)? Should such programs be targeted towards the `needy’ or should they be offered to all? How do we know who is `needy’?
This course will pay attention to both the patterns and mechanisms in the process of economic development. The course will draw upon models, causal inference, country case studies and economic history
