Development Economics
Background:
The Department of Development Economics is one of the seven departments under the College of Finance, Development and Management. The Department is currently offering PhD in Development Economics, Master’s in Development Economics (MDE), and undergraduate program in Economics. The program is designed based on the strategic needs of the nation to have effective and efficient public servants in the area of economic development policy formulation and implementation. Students being enrolled in the department are properly equipped with the theoretical knowledge on developmental issues, quantification and application of theoretical and practical development models, problem solving research techniques and skills to tackle many of the challenges relating to economic development of the country. The department has high quality and competent faculty staff drawn from domestic and international talented pool of resources in the areas of development economics. Besides teaching, the staffs in the department are actively engaged in problem solving researches and provision of different community services.