Fall 2019 - ECON 450W D100
Seminar in Quantitative Economic History (3)
Class Number: 3020
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 10, 2019
Tue, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Stephen Easton
easton@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3565
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Prerequisites:
ECON 201 or 301 and ECON 305.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Focus will vary from term to term. Writing/Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course is a seminar course in economic history. Students will prepare a paper based on a set of topics and a bibliography that will be available in class, or will choose their own topic in consultation with the instructor. Papers will be presented in class and will be discussed by fellow students. The exact dates will be decided depending upon the number of students giving papers. Normally there is no final exam. Attendance, however, is required.
Papers that have been written in the past have included topic areas such as: Tariff history, Economic Growth, The Gold Standard, Immigration, Emigration, Schooling, Crime and Punishment, Alcohol Prohibition, Gambling, Ancient Rome’s Expansion and Contraction, Brazilian Urban Expansion, Brazilian Slavery, Bananas, Oil, Coffee, Correlates of War, the Role of Women in the Wartime economy and the consequences thereafter, Swedish Growth, British Costal Shipping, Banking and Growth among many others.
Grading
- In class presentations and critiques 30%
- Final paper 70%
- ***Should a student miss any part of another student's presentation, there will be a final exam worth up to 25% of the final grade.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
None.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
***NO TUTORIALS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES***
Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) at 778-782-3112 or caladmin@sfu.ca.
Registrar Notes:
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