Stankov

You will find the class presentations below:
Week 1: Course Preliminaries
Week 1 and 2: A Brief History of Wealth and Economic Growth; Handout 1; Handout 2
Week 3: A Brief History of Business and Consumption; Handout 1; Handout 2
Week 4: A Brief History of Government Intervention; Handout 1; Handout 2
Week 5: A Brief History of Money and Banking. Do not forget the Feb. 25 DDL for your term paper rough drafts. Handout 1; Handout 2; Handout 3.
Week 6: March 3. National holiday, no classes.
Week 7: Midterm exam. 7 practice questions. For more practice qns, pls see Week 15.
Week 8: Midterm break. Do not forget the Mar. 27 DDL for your term paper final drafts!!
Week 9: A Brief History of Labor (and Leisure); Handout 1; Handout 2; Handout 3.
Week 10: A Brief History of Resource Markets, Resource Curses and Market-Oriented Reforms
Week 11: Origin and Effects of Economic Institutions; Handout 1; Handout 2.
Week 12: The Transition in Central and Eastern Europe.
Week 13: A Tale of Two Depressions and a Few Crises Handout 1 Handout 2; Handout 3.
Week 14: (if time allows) Economics in the History of Art
Week 14: Term Paper Workshop: A Feedback Session outlining common mistakes on your term papers, and recommendations for your future research work.
Week 14: In addition: A discussion on how to make independent (historical) research.
Week 15: Revision of Economic History
Week 16: Final Exam.