The course focuses on the term "Sustainable Development" and how to achieve sustainability in our world. Students will get a critical insight of economic growth and the meaning of development.
This will be accomplished by applying macroeconomic theory and evaluating empirical evidence how to use unlimited and limited resources in the context of intergenerational equity. Course offered by Department of Business studies, Aarhus School of Business, AU.
Period
01-08-2011 - 19-08-2011 (3 weeks)
Target group
Students should have a basic understanding of macroeconomics.
Course aim
Students learn about the term Sustainable Development and how to achieve sustainability in our world. They get a critical insight of economic growth and the meaning of development. This will be accomplished by applying macroeconomic theory and evaluating empirical evidence how to use unlimited and limited resources in the context of intergenerational equity.
The students learning outcome of the course is: knowledge of the history of sustainability general understanding of sustainability critical insight to economic growth knowledge of the difference between growth and development understanding the main problems in the world: poverty and wasting understanding the importance of sustainability comprehension of the consequences for all nations in the world
Credits
5.0 ECTS credits
Course fee
EUR 0: See website for information regarding fees
Course leader
Dina Barbian, University of Erlangen-Nrenberg
Aarhus University International Centre
Address: Hoeg Guldbergs Gade 4, building 1650 Aarhus C
Postal code: 8000
City: Aarhus
Country: Denmark
Website: http://www.au.dk/summeruniversity
E-mail: SummerUniversity@adm.au.dk
Phone: +45 8942 2320
Sustainable Development and Macroenonomics
