Course Description
United States history through cliometrics, which applies economic theory and econometrics to historical data. The course draws on recent cliometric research as well as on more traditional studies of economic history.
Athena Title
ECON HISTORY
Prerequisite
ECON 8040
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is for students to learn how the students learn how economic theory and econometrics can improve our understanding of American economic development. The material combines economic analysis and historical data. Students are expected to demonstrate their ability to economic reasoning and methods to study important issues related to American development over time. The course adds a temporal dimension to the study of economics.
Topical Outline
The Relationship Between Economics and History The Original Agricultural Economy The Development of Banking and Transport Infrastructure Western Expansion and the Economic Role of Immigration Early Industrial Development and the U.S. Industrial Revolution The Scarcity of Labor and the Use of Capital Intensive Production The Economics of the Civil War and Slavery The Rise of Large-Scale Enterprise The Policies of Populism World War II and the Economy of the 1920s The Great Depression and the New Deal The Political Economy of Depression and War The American Economy Since World War II