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Exam-seminar. There will be one extra seminar in Norwegian on May 10 and one in English and one in Norwegian on May 18. You find details to the left under the heading " Seminar information and questions"
QUESTION What determines the rural urban migration in a poor country?
What are the economic consequences of assisting
(a) the urban poor in the slums
(b) the rural poor in traditional agriculture?
What arguments can you give in favor of such programs in contrast to programs that help the modern (urban) industries to expand?
The last lecture is on May 10. It will focus on your questions. You are invited to send us email with questions. The handout with exam-tips is available at Some advice
An extended handout (including sustainable debt) is available at Some economics
Term paper . To be delivered by: Monday, April 19, 2004, between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. The paper should be 6 - 10 typed pages with 12 pt font and 1.5 linespacing. It may be written in Norwegian.
Place of delivery: Next to SV-info-center, ground floor
Seminar questions Session 6, week 17 (19-23 Apr.): Discuss question 3, 4, and 6 at page 551 in Todaro and Smith. The seminars should also have round-table discussion of question 5 at p 622.
An extended handout (including trade) for Monday 15 and 22 March is available at Some economics
Seminar questions Session 5, week 13 (22-26 Mar.): Discuss question 4, (8 and 11) and 10 at page 458 in Todaro and Smith.
SEMINAR QUESTIONS: Session 4, week 11 (8-12 Mar.): Discuss question 11, 18 and 20 at page 411 in Todaro and Smith.
TERM PAPER To the left you find information about all term papers at economics dep. The ECON 1910 paper is not compulsory . The question will be announced at 02/04 and the paper should be finished by 19/04.
SEMINAR QUESTIONS: Session 3, week 9 (23-27 Feb.): Discuss question 2 and 3 at page 137 and question 4, 5, 6, and 9 at page 178 in Todaro and Smith.
Towards the end of the last lecture I was asked by one of you in class to explain a little about why I used the exponential number e . A short explanation is provided in this file . If you want to know more consult your maths book from high school. (even 1mx and 1my should contain a couple of pages). Good luck.
SEMINAR QUESTIONS: Session 2, week 7 (9-13 Feb.): Discuss question 2, 5 and, 6 at page 351 and 352 in Todaro and Smith.
You may have to find a new seminar : All seminars except number 6 are held in Norwegian. Seminar 3 and 4 is reserved for “bachelorprogrammet i utviklingsstudier”. As there have been many problems, messages, and counter messages we encourage you to find a seminar that suits you. If some seminars turn out to be too popular we may have to ask some of you switch. See details
SEMINAR QUESTIONS: Session 1, week 5 (26-30 Jan.): Discuss question 3, 5 and, 7 at page 246 in Todaro and Smith.
IMPORTANT MAILINGLIST : To be included in the mailinglist. Send an e-mail to halvor.mehlum@econ.uio.no write “ECON1910” in the subject field.(If you are student at bachelor i utviklingsstudier write “ECON1910 utviklingsstudier” in the subject field).