Wintersemester - Topics in International Economic History I: Finance, Geoeconomics and Economic Development in the Long-Term Perspective (E580A)

Hinweis:

Der Kurs wird in englischer Sprache angeboten. Die Kursinformationen werden daher nur auf englisch angezeigt.

Inhalt

Financial market evidence provides exciting insights about issues that are relevant today, such as bubbles, economic crises, and behavioral aspects of stock markets. For example, in Germany existed during the ‘First Era of Globalization’ (1870-1913) not less than 5500 joint-stock companies, and investment behavior can be explored in this seminar using empirical methods. The Tuebingen Database on Historical Financial Markets can be used to study those phenomena. During the course you have to revise the materials and prepare assignments. These are mandatory for the assessment.

Learn more about the structure and details of the course in the following content:

Master seminar in Economic History: "Finance, Geoeconomics and Economic Development in Long-Term Perspective"


Fakten zum Kurs

ECTS-Credits

9

 

Niveau

M.Sc.

Level

Arbeitslast

30/240

Kontakt/Selbststudium

Turnus

WS

generell

Kursprache

ENG

 

Dauer des Moduls

1

Semester

Prüfung

Term paper

 

Max. Teilnehmer

40

 


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Anmeldezeitraum: 01.09. - 25.10.2026

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Veranstaltungsart

Seminar (2 SWS)

Literatur

Baten, Joerg (ed.), A History of the Global Economy: 1500 to the Present, Cambridge University Press)
See, for example, the study by Korolenko and Baten on our internet pages.


Lernziele

You review phenomena such as bubbles, economic crises, and behavioral aspects of stock markets yourself, using real historical data and rate them with the current context.

Themen:

  1. How Cultural Diversity Drives Innovation: Surnames and Patents in US History
  2. Conflicts During Early Economic Development Waves, the Example of the Riots in Early 19th Century England that Destroyed New Machinery: Rage against the Machines: Labor-Saving Technology and Unrest in Industrializing England
  3. The Effect of Migration on Economic Growth: Immigrants and the Making of America
  4. The Consequences of Forced Labor in Eastern Europe: The Slow Road from Serfdom: Labor Coercion and Long-Run Development in the Former Russian Empire
  5. Human Capital and Technology in the Early Growth Process: Human Capital Formation during the First Industrial Revolution: Evidence from the Use of Steam Engines
  6. Populist Leaders and the Economy
  7. Mechanic Skills during Early Industrial Growth: The Mechanics of the Industrial Revolution
  8. Can we Predict Crises Based on the Study of Economic History?
  9. Measuring Geopolitical Risk
  10. Health Effects of Cousin Marriage: Evidence from US Genealogical Records
  11. Cultural Distance and Ethnic Civil Conflict
  12. Law-Abiding Immigrants: The Incarceration Gap between Immigrants and the US-Born, 1870-2020
  13. The Ends of 27 Big Depressions
  14. Enemies of the People
  15. Fighting for Tyranny: State Repression and Combat Motivation
  16. Technology Adoption and Productivity Growth: Evidence from Industrialization in Franc
  17. Culture and the Historical Fertility Transition

Für weitere Informationen zu den Themen, sehen Sie bitte folgenden Link (die Themen finden Sie am Ende des Dokumentes):

Master seminar in Economic History: “Finance, Geoeconomics and Economic Development in Long-Term Perspective”

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