About the course
China has been growing at a spectacular rate since the late 70s and is now the world's second largest economy. Its growth has attracted increasing interests among the Public and the Economists. In this course, we will focus on various macro phenomena in China's Development, including growth, state capitalism, political institution, fertility, saving and pension, based on recent academic papers on China. Further information and syllabus for the course is to be found here.
Registration
The course is open to PhD students from all the Nordic countries. There is no course fee. Deadline for applying this course is October 15, 2015. Application form is found here. Any questions may be directed to Professor Kjetil Storesletten og post.doc. Yikai Wang.
Teaching times and Place*
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Tuesday November 3 |
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12:15 - 14:00 Room 1220
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12:15 - 14:00 Room 1220
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10:15 - 12:00 Room 1220
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16:15 - 18:00 Room 1220
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16:15 - 18:00 Room 1220
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16:15 - 18:00 Room 1220
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16:15 - 18:00 Room 1220
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* Minor changes might occur
Exam and credits:
Course credits: 5 ECTS. There will be a take-home exam.
How to get there:
The course takes place at the Department of Economics.
Subway: Take line 4 (Storo), line 4 (Ringen) or line 6 (Sognsvann) westbound, to Forskningsparken. When you leave the train, you'll go straight ahead passing to the left of one tall building and directly towards another 12 floor building (Eilert Sundts hus B), where the Department is located in the 12th floor. Building # 10 on the map.
Tram: Take line 17 or 18 towards Rikshospitalet, and go off at the stop called "Universitetet Blindern". The Department is located in the first tall building to the left.
Accomodation
The participants will have to arrange for accomodation for themself. Here are som links tha may be helpful:
http://www.hotels.com/de939302-ba/all-hotel-brands-in-oslo-norway/