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Course Description
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Course Name
Demography and Population Economics
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Host University
Nelson Mandela University
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Location
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Area of Study
Economics, Women's and Gender Studies
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
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Host University Units
10 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits0
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units1
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Syllabus
PURPOSE
The module introduces students to demography and population economics by providing a theoretical overview of population and labour supply, migration and urbanisation and gender and development.LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student will be able to:- discuss the relation between demography and population in development economics;
- describe the concept of demographic transition in relation to the developing world;
- relate and discuss gender as a significant variable in the development equation of developing economies;
- describe how world population has been changing and is expected to change;
- outline and interpret the idea of a demographic transition;
- describe the bearing of population change on per capita economic growth;
- describe the concept of internal migration and relationship to urbanisation;
- analyse gender issues relating to the contemporary development debate;
- describe the processes entailed in costing of inputs and valuing the outputs.
CORE CONTENT
- Demographics.
- The development equation.
- Demographic transition.
- Population, population change and labour supply.
- Migration and urbanisation.
- Gender and development.
- Costing inputs and valuing outputs.