Current Courses
Econ 460: 20th Century Economic and Political History
An examination of the major economic and political developments of the twentieth century.
Past Courses
Econ 360: Economics of Developing Areas
Why are some countries rich while others are poor? Are poor countries caught in poverty traps? Why did previous "big pushes" fail to obtain sustained economic growth in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East? How were the East Asian economies able to achieve catch-up growth?
Econ 365: Topics in Economic History
An introduction to economic history addressing why past societies were poor, what drove population growth, why innovation took off in western Europe, what caused the industrial revolution, the rise of the modern state, and how empire and colonialism affected economic growth.
Econ 612: Topics in Microeconomics
MA-level microeconomics covering game theory, industrial organization, externalities, public goods, asymmetric information, the economics of crime, and the economics of religion.
Econ 895: Economics of Religion
Econ 895: Historical Political Economy
Econ 895: Causal Methods in Historical Political Economy
Econ 895: Analytic Narratives
Topics in economic history where a combination of economic theory and historical narrative generates economic insights. Topics included trade without the state, the emergence of states, fiscal and legal capacity, guilds, serfdom, and the interaction of religious and cultural values with economic incentives.