Western Economic History (324-0-20)

Instructors

Joel Mokyr

Meeting Info

University Hall 122: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

"This course is a survey of some of the main issues of the Industrialized World in the period 1890-1989. Each week, a different topic will be discussed. While the main emphasis will be on Europe, the North-American experience will also be discussed and comparisons with other countries will be made frequently. Because the discussion will be according to topic, the course will not be strictly chronological (though many of the readings are).

lectures will be held synchronously"

Registration Requirements

ECON 281-0, ECON 310-1, ECON 311-0

Teaching Method

There will be two lectures a week. The lecture material and readings should be viewed as largely complementary, since the lectures will explain and often dispute the readings, hence both lecture materials and readings will be necessary to pass the course with a good grade because they are complements, not substitutes.

Class Materials (Required)

"FOUR BOOKS ARE REQUIRED:
Broadberry and O'Rourke, eds., The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe Volume 2: 1870 to the Present Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010);

Christoper Meisner, One from the Many: The Global Economy since 1850, Oxford University Press, 2024.

Gabriel Tortella, The Origins of the Twenty-First century. New York: Routledge, 2010 Paperback ed; and

Ivan T. Berend, An Economic History of Twentieth Century Europe. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition, 2016) Paperback ed.

.* All other readings (all required) will be placed on the course website on Canvas in the "Files" section in a file named " Readings" divided into "weeks."

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Pre-requisite: Students must have taken ECON 310-1 or MMSS 211-1 and ECON 281 or ECON 381-1 or MATH 386-1 or IEMS 304 or STAT 350 to successfully enroll in this course.

Associated Classes

DIS - Harris Hall L07: Fri 3:00PM - 3:50PM