Postgraduate Course: Topics in Economic History (ECNM11041)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course explores selected topics in economic history. The specific mix of topics will vary from year to year, but will be drawn from a wide range of eras and subjects: prehistoric and pre-industrial revolution economies; the industrial and financial revolutions of the 17th-19th centuries; the economics of slavery in the US; financial and economic crises of the 20th century; energy policy since 1945; and natural experiments in economic history. |
| Course description |
This course explores selected topics in economic history. The specific mix of topics will vary from year to year, but will be drawn from a wide range of eras and subjects: prehistoric and pre-industrial revolution economies; the industrial and financial revolutions of the 17th-19th centuries; the economics of slavery in the US; financial and economic crises of the 20th century; energy policy since 1945; and natural experiments in economic history.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Macroeconomics 2 (ECNM11022) OR
Microeconomics 2 (ECNM11025)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Must be registered for MSc Economics (PTMSCECNSG1F/P), MSc Economics (Econometrics) (PTMSCECNEC1F/P), MSc Economics (Finance) (PTMSCECNF12F/3P) or by special permission of the Programme Director. Email sgpe@ed.ac.uk to enquire.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Must be registered for MSc Economics (PTMSCECNSG1F/P), MSc Economics (Econometrics) (PTMSCECNEC1F/P), MSc Economics (Finance) (PTMSCECNF12F/3P) or by special permission of the Programme Director. Email sgpe@ed.ac.uk to enquire. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Block 4 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2 hour Degree exam in May |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| See description
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Reading List
General:
The economics of the Roman Empire:
Peter Temin (2006), The Economy of the Early Roman Empire, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 2, Winter.
Walter Scheidel and Steven J. Friesen (2009), The Size of the Economy and the Distribution of Income in the Roman Empire, Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 99.
Industrial Revolution
R.C. Allen, (2009) The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective
J Mokyr (2009) The Enlightened Economy: An Economic History of Britain 1700-1850
The Great Irish Famine, 1845-52:
C. Ó Gráda & K. H. O'Rourke (1997), Migration as disaster relief: Lessons from the Great Irish Famine, European Review of Economic History 1(1), pp. 3-25.
J. Mokyr & C.Ó Gráda (2002), What do people die of during famines: The Great Irish Famine in comparative perspective, European Review of Economic History 6(3), pp. 339-363.
Energy policy since 1945:
Martin Chick (2007), Electricity and Energy Policy in Britain, France, and the United States since 1945, Edward Elgar Publishing.
P. Joskow (2001), California's electricity crisis, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 365-88
Bretton Woods
Benn Steil, The Battle of Bretton Woods (Princeton 2013)
Financial Regulation and Financial Crisis in Historical Perspective¿
C. Calomiris and S. Haber, Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit (2014)
C.M. Reinhart and K.S. Rogoff, this Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly (2009)
C.R. Schenk, ¿Summer in the City: banking scandals of 1974 and the development of international banking supervision¿, English Historical Review, 2014, pp. 1129-1156.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Economic History;Industrialisation;Pre-Industrial Revolution;Financial crises. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Martin Chick
Tel: (0131 6)50 3842
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Grace Oliver
Tel:
Email: |
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