040263 UK Quantitative Economic History (BA) (2022S)
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
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 07.02.2022 09:00 to Mo 21.02.2022 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 14.03.2022 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The course starts on Thursday, Mar 10, 2022, ends on Thursday, Jun 30, 2022, and consists of 24 lectures of 90’.
Thursday
10.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Thursday
17.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
18.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
24.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
25.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
31.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
01.04.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
07.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
08.04.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
28.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Thursday
05.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
06.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
12.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
13.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
19.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
20.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
02.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
03.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
09.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
10.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
17.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
23.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
24.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
30.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.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. 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).
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: Tu 26.04.2022 10:09