ECO-3210 : Global Economic History

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ECO-3210 : Global Economic History

Responsable(s) :

Jean Pascal Bassino

Niveau

L3 / 1e année

Discipline

Economie

ECTS

5.00

Période

2e semestre

Département

Département d'Économie

Localisation

Site Descartes

Année

2023

Public interne (réservés aux auditeurs de licence-master et normaliens )

Informations générales sur le cours : ECO-3210

Content objectif

ECO-3210: Global economic history

Responsible teacher: Jean-Pascal BASSINO (jean-pascal.bassino [at] ens-lyon.fr)

The objective of the course is to propose an overview of the main issues discussed in economic history, with a global perspective over the very long term (from the neolithic revolution to the 20th century).

The course is organised into 12 sessions dedicated each to a specific topic.

Living standards and inequalities in the World since the 19th century
Living standards and inequalities in the World before the 19th century
The Neolithic revolution: cost and benefit
Exogenous shocks: climate, famines, and pandemics since ca 500 BP
Migrations, technology diffusion, and institutional change before the 19th centuries
Violence, Empires, and margins of the States before the mid-19th century
International trade before the 19th century
Human capital accumulation since ca 500 CE
The divergence within Europe and between Europe and the Middle East since the 10th century
The Great Divergence between Asia and Europe since the 15th century
International trade, imperialism, and globalization since the 19th century
Protectionism and industrialization since the 19th century

Content prerequis

No prior prerequisite is necessary.

Content modalites

The course consists in 12 sessions of two 2 hours each. Each session consists in a lecture followed by one or two student presentations and discussions, each one based on an academic paper (with slides). Slides that will be used for the lectures and PDF copies of the academic papers to be discussed will be circulated in advance.

The list of papers to be presented will be circulated in the first session. For their presentations, the students must adopt the viewpoint of the author of the paper. The objective is to convince the audience on different points:

The question is relevant and the hypotheses are sound
The paper is well related to the existing literature and could fill a knowledge gap
The methods and data used are appropriate, and the data sources are clearly presented
The results appear robust and relevant

The presentation of the paper does not need to be structured in the same way as the original paper.

The course evaluation has three components:

The first component is the presentation of a paper (oral presentation and PPT 40%)
The second component is a short report presenting the same paper (30%)
The third component is a short report presenting a second paper (30%)

Content renseignements

The course is taught in English.

Content horaires

Créneau(x)

Mercredi Après-midi
Vendredi Après-midi

Horaires du cours

10 JAN : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-102)
12 JAN : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-023)
17 JAN : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-102)
19 JAN : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-023)
31 JAN : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-102)
02 FEV : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-102)
09 FEV : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-102)
14 FEV : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-102)
16 FEV : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-102)
21 FEV : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-102)
23 FEV : 14h00 - 16h00 (Salle D2-102)

Content bibliographie

The students are invited to download and read, before the first session:

Stephens, L. et al. 2019. "Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use." Science 365.6456: 897-902.
Van Zanden et al. 2014. How was life? Global Well-Being since 1820. Paris: OECD.
http://www.oecd.org/statistics/how-was-life-9789264214262-en.htm

A list of additional references related to the topic of each session will be included in the slides circulated in advance before each session.

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Outils

ECO-3210 : Global Economic History

Informations générales sur le cours : ECO-3210