040263 UK Quantitative Economic History (BA) (2020S)
Track in Data Analysis
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
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 10.02.2020 09:00 to We 19.02.2020 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 30.04.2020 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The course starts on Mar 05, and ends on Jun 26. It takes place over 24 sessions. Each session lasts 90 minutes.
Thursday
05.03.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
06.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
13.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
19.03.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
20.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
26.03.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
27.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
02.04.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
03.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
23.04.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
24.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
30.04.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
07.05.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
08.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
14.05.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
15.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
04.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
05.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
12.06.
11:30 - 14:45
Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Thursday
18.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
19.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
25.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
26.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The aim of this course is to introduce the measures used in long-run applied economic history, their theoretical underpinnings, and their implications in empirical research. The course covers both theoretical and empirical research. The first part of the course (Sessions 1-10) focuses on historical stylized facts and proposes a theoretical framework that generates predictions in line with these facts. The second part (Sessions 11-18) focuses on empirical research in economic history and the implications theory has on estimation. The last part (Sessions 19-24) consists of student presentations.
Assessment and permitted materials
The evaluation of the course will be based on: (i) two take-home assignments that will account for 30% of the grade (15% for each assignment); (ii) one presentation that will account for 35% of the grade; (iii) three one-page research paper summaries that will account for 30% of the grade (10% for each summary); (iv) class participation that will account for 5% of the grade.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Although the course is self-contained and concepts and methods are developed gradually, students should have a good background in microeconomics, economic growth, and empirical methods (applied microeconometrics). Given the content and methods used, the course relates to Marc Goni-Trafach’s Economic History (040042) and Omar Bamieh’s Econometrics, and Causal Inference (040294) courses (though these courses are not pre-requisites).
Examination topics
- Part 1, Sessions 1-3: Malthusian World Stylized Facts
- Part 2, Sessions 4-10: Unified Growth Theory
- Part 3, Sessions 11-12: Empirical Methods in Economic History
- Part 4, Sessions 13-18: Applied Economic History
- Part 5, Sessions 19-24: Students' presentations
- Part 2, Sessions 4-10: Unified Growth Theory
- Part 3, Sessions 11-12: Empirical Methods in Economic History
- Part 4, Sessions 13-18: Applied Economic History
- Part 5, Sessions 19-24: Students' presentations
Reading list
The presentation material is downloadable from the website of the course. Throughout the first part, we will closely follow Clark, Gregory. A farewell to alms: a brief economic history of the world. Princeton University Press, 2008, and Galor, Oded. Unified growth theory. Princeton University Press, 2011.
Association in the course directory
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