ECON 455
Research in Economic History
Spring 2015
Division II
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Class Details
Historical approaches to understanding economic development and current economic policy issues are increasingly in vogue. This seminar will focus on how economic historians marshal evidence and utilize the empirical tools of economics to investigate questions of a historical nature that often have direct implications for modern society. Possible topics to be covered include the role of political change in economic development, trade and migration, education and human capital accumulation, technology and innovation policies, and the evolution and workings of domestic and global factor markets. Students will be expected to not only analyze recent scholarship in economic history, but they will also produce and present their own original research over the semester.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3498
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3498
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
short reading responses and empirical exercises, constructive contributions to class discussion, class presentations, and a 15- to 20-page original research paper (written in stages)
Extra Info:
may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the Gaudino option
Prerequisites:
ECON 251 and ECON 255 or POEC 253
Enrollment Preferences:
senior Economics majors
Distributions:
Division II
Attributes:
POEC Comparative POEC/Public Policy Courses
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ECON 455 - 01 (S) SEM Research in Economic History
ECON 455 - 01 (S) SEM Research in Economic HistoryDivision IIM 7:00 pm - 9:40 pm
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