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040042 UK Economic History (BA) (2014W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 15.09.2014 09:00 to We 24.09.2014 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 14.10.2014 23:59
Details
max. 60 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Friday 03.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 10.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 17.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 24.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 31.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 07.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 14.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 21.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 28.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 05.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 12.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 09.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 16.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 23.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 30.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course will give students a broad overview of the worlds economic history. The main topics that underlie the classes will be the transition from nomadism to sedentarism, the long Malthusian stagnation era, the Industrial Revolution, the rise of a global economy in the late nineteenth century, the Great Depression, and the world economy from 1845 to present.
Assessment and permitted materials
Your grade will be based on a midterm exam (40%), a final exam (40%), and class
participation (20%)
participation (20%)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Reading list
Main reference:Landes, D. 1998 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor, New York: W. W. NortonDetailed readings:Topic 1: Climate and geography
Landes, Chapters 1 and 2Topic 2: The small divergence
Landes, Chapters 3 and 4
Voigtlander, Nico, and Hans-Joachim Voth. 2009. Malthusian Dynamism and the Rise of Europe: Make War, Not Love. American Economic Review, 99(2): 248-54.Topic 3: Columbian exchange
Landes, Chapters 5 and 6
Nunn, Nathan, and Nancy Qian. 2010. The Columbian Exchange: A History of Disease, Food, and Ideas. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 24(2): 163-88.
Sokoloff, Kenneth L., and Stanley L. Engerman. 2000. Institutions, Factor Endowments, and Paths of Development in the New World. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 14(3): 217-232.Topic 4: The economic effects of the Protestant Revolution
Becker, S. and Woessmann, L. 2009. Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History. The Quarterly Journal of Economics 124 (2): 531-596
Cantoni, D. The Economic Effects of the Protestant Reformation: Testing the Weber Hypothesis in the German Lands. Forthcoming, Journal of the European Economic AssociationTopic 5: The Industrial Revolution
Landes, Chapter 13
Galor, O. 2005. "From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory" (read only sub-section 2 titled Historical Evidence) in Aghion, P. and Durlauf, S. (ed.) Handbook of Economic Growth, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 4, pages 178-219, ElsevierTopic 6: A Global Economy and the Great Depression
Bordo M. and Finn K. 1995. The Gold Standard As a Rule: An Essay in Exploration. Explorations in Economic History 32(4): 423-464
Romer, C. 1990. The Great Crash and the Onset of the Great Depression. The Quarterly Journal of Economics 105(3): 597-624
Landes, Chapters 1 and 2Topic 2: The small divergence
Landes, Chapters 3 and 4
Voigtlander, Nico, and Hans-Joachim Voth. 2009. Malthusian Dynamism and the Rise of Europe: Make War, Not Love. American Economic Review, 99(2): 248-54.Topic 3: Columbian exchange
Landes, Chapters 5 and 6
Nunn, Nathan, and Nancy Qian. 2010. The Columbian Exchange: A History of Disease, Food, and Ideas. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 24(2): 163-88.
Sokoloff, Kenneth L., and Stanley L. Engerman. 2000. Institutions, Factor Endowments, and Paths of Development in the New World. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 14(3): 217-232.Topic 4: The economic effects of the Protestant Revolution
Becker, S. and Woessmann, L. 2009. Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History. The Quarterly Journal of Economics 124 (2): 531-596
Cantoni, D. The Economic Effects of the Protestant Reformation: Testing the Weber Hypothesis in the German Lands. Forthcoming, Journal of the European Economic AssociationTopic 5: The Industrial Revolution
Landes, Chapter 13
Galor, O. 2005. "From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory" (read only sub-section 2 titled Historical Evidence) in Aghion, P. and Durlauf, S. (ed.) Handbook of Economic Growth, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 4, pages 178-219, ElsevierTopic 6: A Global Economy and the Great Depression
Bordo M. and Finn K. 1995. The Gold Standard As a Rule: An Essay in Exploration. Explorations in Economic History 32(4): 423-464
Romer, C. 1990. The Great Crash and the Onset of the Great Depression. The Quarterly Journal of Economics 105(3): 597-624
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