Bachelor
2023/2024
Economic History
Type:
Elective course (International Programme in Economics and Finance)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
International College of Economics and Finance
When:
3 year, 3, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Evgeniy Kutsenko
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
56
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The Economic History is a one semester course for forth year students. The course is taught in Russian. The students are studying for Russian degree in Economics, but knowing English terminology through reading in English is also required. This course is devoted to the study pre-industrial, industrial and the key features of the coming post-industrial societies. Prerequisistes: Students have previously attended courses on microeconomics and macroeconomics (intermediate level) Econometrics (introductory level), institutional economics (introductory level), intellectual history of Europe.
Learning Objectives
- The purpose of the course is to give students a thorough understanding of the economic development of mankind in historical dynamics and geographical variety.
- During the course, students must master methods of new economic history and cliometrics, and be able to practically analyze the problems of the real economy.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- understand how the history influence on the present economy, policies and trends;
- apply the knowledge of economic theory in solving economic and social challenges
- correctly analyze the past and current economic issues and economic policies in Russia
Course Contents
- Course «Economic History»: the plan, content and requirements
- Neolithic Revolution and the curse of labour
- Why Eurasia colonised America (not opposite)? Interaction of Europe with America and Asia
- The reasons for the rise of Europe: a quick "take-off" or a long training? Part 1. Malthusian trap
- The reasons for the rise of Europe: a quick "take-off" or a long training? Part 2. Institutions and the world-system
- Age of empires
- Slavery and the American Civil War through the prism of economics
- The Great Depression in the USA and in the world
- Institutional reasons for divergence in development across countries
- The agrarian challenge for Russian Empire
- Economic system of Stalin’s USSR
- Economic reasons of the USSR failure
- Can Russia Compete?
Assessment Elements
- Class assignment and essay
- Presentation of the project
- Final exam
- Class activity
- Mid-term exam
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 4th module0.2 * Class activity + 0.1 * Class assignment and essay + 0.35 * Final exam + 0.25 * Mid-term exam + 0.1 * Presentation of the project
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- The world economy : a millennial perspective, Maddison, A., 2001
- Нуреев, Р. М., Экономическая история России (опыт институционального анализа) : учебное пособие / Р. М. Нуреев, Ю. В. Латов. — Москва : КноРус, 2016. — 268 с. — ISBN 978-5-406-05506-9. — URL: https://book.ru/book/920206 (дата обращения: 25.08.2023). — Текст : электронный.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies, Diamond, J., 1999
- O’Rourke, K. H., & Broadberry, S. N. (2010). The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe: Volume 1, 1700–1870. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=317639
- O’Rourke, K. H., & Broadberry, S. N. (2010). The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe: Volume 2, 1870 to the Present. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=317649
- Динамика капитализма, Бродель, Ф., 1993