00995 - Economic History

Academic Year 2011/2012

  • Moduli: Fabio Giusberti (Modulo 1) Fabio Giusberti (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics, Markets and Institutions (cod. 8038)

Course contents

Will be discuss: the rise and fall of different world areas during a very long period. Specific attention will be devoted to traditional aspects of economic cycle: natural resources, demographic dynamics, technological and cultural innovations.

Readings/Bibliography

R. Cameron, L. Neal, A concise economic history of the world, Oxford University Press, 2003

D.C. North, Understanding the process of economic change, Princeton University Press, 2005

Assessment methods

Written examinations during the course for partecipants. Written examinations for not partecipants students

Office hours

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