Objectives

The goal of the course is to provide the students with 1) a good understanding of the state of the literature in the field of economic history and 2) the basic tools for producing their own contribution to that field.After successfully completing this course,  students will have a rigorous understanding of the economic approach to the study of historical processes.

Readings

Topics

Grading

The course grade will be a weighted average of 1) weekly quizzes based on the content of the assigned readings (20%); 2) two homework sets (30%); 3) a final paper on a topic in economic history (50%).