69065 - ECONOMIC HISTORY

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The course aims at providing students with an up-to-date understanding of the main aspects and trends of the world economy during the 20th and early 21st centuries. At the end of the course students should understand the origin of the most important economic institutions and the features of the economic cycles so far experienced by the world economy. Topics addressed in more detail will include the failure of the command economies, the construction of the European Union, the evolution and transformation of financial systems, the globalization, the regulation of labour market in different countries.

Contenuti

The course is structured into two parts.

The first part covers general knowledge of world economic history from the 17th to the 21st centuries, addressing the following topics:

• Geography and long-term patterns of economic development
• European expansion and state development
• Political institutions and their impact on development
• Phases and causes of economic growth
• Innovations and their role in economic development
• The demographic transition

In the second part, students will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of topics, including:

• Inequality
• Gender inequality
• The role of the state in the economy
• Migration
• The welfare state

Testi/Bibliografia

Allen, R. C. (2011). Global economic history: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.

Clark, G. (2008). A farewell to alms: A brief economic history of the world. Princeton University Press.

Marks, R. B. (2006). The origins of the modern world: A global and ecological narrative from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Amatori, F., & Colli, A. (2019). The Global Economy: A Concise History. Giappichelli-Routledge.

Metodi didattici

Traditional lectures with the support of power point presentations and audiovisual material.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

The exam is aimed at evaluating the skills and the critical abilities developed by the students

There is a written exam composed of both multiple choice and open questions, covering the topics of the lectures.

At the end of the first part it will be possible to take the I MIDTERM EXAM and at the end of the second part the II MIDTERM EXAM.

Exams will be held according to the following format:

Mid-term (60 minutes)
10 multiple choice questions (1 point each; only one right answer, no penalties for wrong answers) and 2 essay questions (max 11 points each)

Full exam (120 minutes)
20 multiple choice (half point each; only one right answer, no penalties for wrong answers) and 4 essay questions (max 5.5 points each)

The mark is out of 30 points, and the minimum required to pass the exam is 18 / 30.

Grades are graduated as it follows:

<18: failed
18-23: sufficient
24-27: good
28-30: very good
30 cum laude: excellent

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

PC, projector.

Slides and additional recommended readings available on the School Virtuale platform.

Orario di ricevimento

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