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Seminar
WiSe 12/13: Development of the American Economy
Ulf Christian Ewert
Comments
How became the U.S. the dominant economic power worldwide in the 20th century? The course will provide participants with an introduction to American economic history from colonial times well into the 21st century. It will give a historical sketch of the unfolding of the Northamerican economy since the 18th century, aiming at a better understanding of what turned the former British colony into a modern industrialized country. Issues to be discussed will be for example the colonial economy, agriculture and slavery, industrialization and railroads, the financial system and the Gold Standard, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and the New Deal, the postwar Golden Age as well as Stagflation and Reaganomics, and finally of course the more recent economic consequences of the current financial crisis.
This course consists of two parts, Survey and Case Studies, that have to be taken together. The Survey part will give an historical and theoretical introduction to each weeks topic, whereas in the Case Studies part
particular historical cases will be analysed on the grounds of published empirical studies.
Successful completion of the course requires to attend classes on a regular basis, to actively participate in class discussions, to write every other week a one-page paper summarizing the week’s reading (6 papers altogether) and to present one of the scientific articles in class.
Students interested in participation need to register as soon as possible with the department of economics
(E-mail: economics@jfki.fu-berlin.de)
Litature:
Jeremy ATACK, Peter PASSELL, A New Economic View of American History, 2nd edition, New York et al. 1994.
Gary WALTON, Hugh ROCKOFF, History of the American Economy, 10th edition, Mason (OH) 2005.
A list of further readings, articles and book chapters concerning the particular historical cases, will be made available when the course starts.
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16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2012-10-15 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2012-10-22 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2012-10-29 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2012-11-05 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2012-11-12 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2012-11-19 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2012-11-26 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2012-12-03 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2012-12-10 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2012-12-17 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2013-01-07 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2013-01-14 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2013-01-21 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2013-01-28 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2013-02-04 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2013-02-11 18:00 - 20:00