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ECON42690

Academic Year 2025/2026

The Market for Labor, Land & SDGs (ECON42690)

Subject:
Economics
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Economics
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Frank Walsh
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Online
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This course introduced students to the field of Development Economics. The object of the course is to equip students with a greater understanding of the process of economic development and the challenges faced by nations and individuals to transit out of poverty. The course covers a range of economic problems in developing countries and discusses, - both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective - possible strategies to overcome these problems. Topics include inequality, and poverty reduction; nutrition and poverty traps; markets for land, credit, and insurance; agricultural transformation; and evaluation of development programs and international trade.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn to understand the role of the factors of production and their role in sustainable development

Indicative Module Content:

Labour Markets in Developing Countries
Markets for Land in Developing Countries
The evaluation of policies in Development Economics
The role of migration in development

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Online Learning

200
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The course is based on in class lectures where we discuss different models across the topics we cover and a range of readings on each topic.

AI is not permitted in any way when you are completing any graded assignments

Use of AI is permitted in this module and may be a useful aid in terms of reviewing the readings or answering the non graded homeworks and could be used for the following purposes:

To generate ideas and organise the structure of written notes
To start a literature review and find relevant papers.
To understand main concepts/theories and find definitions.
To correct grammar and improve the writing style of your own work.
To assist with reference formatting.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (Online): Problem set with a week to complete based on material covered in class Week 8, Week 9 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
10
 No
Exam (Online): Online Assignment to be completed during semester(details given in lecture) Week 11, Week 12 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
25
 No
Exam (Online): Final Assignment Given Online during week 14 Week 14 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
55
 No
Exam (Take-Home): Problem set with a week to complete based on material covered in class. Week 4, Week 5 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
10
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

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