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2017–18

ECON2547Economic HistoryJohn Powell

17: Module review

for detailed reference list seewww.economicstoolbox.com

ECON2547 Economic History • 2017-18 1


Outline§ Nature of the module§ Exam structure§ Core texts§ Review of broad

topics and key sources

The nature of Economic History


From pre-industrial to post-industrial= A history of capitalism

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Exam structure§ Answer two questions from a choice of six,

in one hour§ Questions are equally weighted § Exam = 50% of final module grade§ Broad topics reflect the six seminar cases (and

are underpinned by the broader lecture materials):– Methodology in economic history– Industrialisation (x2)– Crises and policy

[ / economic thought] (x2)– Inequality

§ Past papers on Blackboard§ Recognise that the topics overlap with the essay

questions set for coursework, but are not the same questions

Core texts§ Allen (2009)

The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective

§ Floud et al (eds) (2014)The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain / vol 1 and vol 2

§ Backhouse (2002)The Penguin History of Economics


Methodology

§ Bolt and van Zanden (2013) The First Update of the Maddison Project: Re-Estimating Growth Before 1820

§ van Zanden et al (2014) How Was Life? Global well-being since 1820


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Industrial revolution

§ Allen (2009)The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective

§ A’Hearn, Burnett chapters in Floud et al (eds) (2014) vol 1

§ Crafts (2010) Explaining the first industrial revolution: Two views


Industrial revolution [p]

§ Allen (2009)The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective

§ Bogart chapter inFloud et al (eds) (2014) vol 1

§ Crafts (2004)The economic impact of ICT: a perspective from the age of steam

§ Crafts (2003)Steam as a General Purpose Technology:A Growth Accounting Perspective


Financial crises

§ The Economist (2014) The slumps that shaped modern finance

§ Murphy chapter inFloud et al (eds) (2014) vol 1

§ Reinhart and Rogoff (2008)Is the 2007 US sub-prime financial crisis so different? An international historicalcomparison


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Economic thought and policy

§ Skidelsky (2005), Keynes, Globalisation and the Bretton Woods Institutions in the light of changing ideas about markets

§ Backhouse (2002)The Penguin History of Economics

§ Backhouse and Tribe, Middleton, O’Rourke chapters in Floud et al (eds) (2014) vol 2

§ Bordo (1993)The Bretton Woods International Monetary System: A Historical Overview


Inequality

§ Piketty and Saez (2013) / Piketty and Zucman (2014)

§ The Economist (2014a), To those that have shall be given

§ Kitson and Michie chapter inFloud et al (eds) (2014) vol 2


Finally…Your essays should:§ Show familiarity with relevant literature§ Show appropriate historical knowledge and grasp

of the broader themes in economic history§ Reflect critically on specific issues

§ Fundamentally, you need to have:➔ read the appropriate sources and

demonstrate understanding of them– Simply reproducing lecture slides

is not enough

§ Good luck


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