040263 UK Quantitative Economic History (BA) (2021S)
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 Th 11.02.2021 09:00 to Mo 22.02.2021 12:00
- Deregistration possible until We 31.03.2021 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The course starts on March 3, and ends on June 25. It takes place over 24 sessions. The course will be fully online. The course material will be recorded and uploaded on the Moodle page of the course some days before the lecture day. Students are expected to view the recordings ahead of scheduled lectures. Lectures will be devoted to clarifying questions and points that are not clear on the recordings. The exact schedule and content of the course can be found in the course syllabus, on the Moodle page of the course.
- Wednesday 03.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 05.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 10.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Wednesday 17.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 19.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 24.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Wednesday 14.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 16.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 21.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 23.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Friday 07.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 12.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 14.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 19.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 21.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 26.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 28.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 02.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 04.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 09.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 11.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 16.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 18.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Wednesday 23.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Friday 25.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
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. More details on the course assessment can be found in the course syllabus, on the Moodle page of the course.
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 Omar Bamieh’s Applied Causal Inference (040294) course (though this course is not a pre-requisite).
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
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12