Stankov

You will find the class presentations below:
Week 1: Econ History Preliminaries
Week 1 and 2: A Brief History of Business and Consumption; Handout 1; Handout 2
Week 3: A Brief History of Government Intervention; Handout 1; Handout 2
Week 4: A Brief History of Wealth and Economic Growth
Week 5: A Brief History of Money and Banking
Week 6: A Brief History of Labor
Week 7: Resource Markets, Resource Curses and Market-Oriented Reforms
Week 8: Midterm. 7 practice questions. Afternoon class: results and discussion of results.
Week 8: Anonymous midterm results and summary statistics
Week 9: Midterm break. Do not forget the deadline for your first papers: midnight, Oct. 27th.
Week 10: Origin and Effects of Economic Institutions
Week 11: The Transition in Central and Eastern Europe
Week 12 and 13: A Tale of Two Depressions and a Few Crises Handout
Week 13: Economics in the History of Art
Week 14: Term Paper Workshop: A Feedback Session outlining common mistakes on your first term papers, and recommendations for your second paper. Potential donors for your research projects.
Week 15: Revision of Economic History
Week 16: Dec. 16th: Final Exam
Week 16: Anonymous final results and GRADES Total average: 81/100 pts (B+)

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