Seminar: Economic Development in the Very Long Run
Block Seminar: Friday and Saturday, January, 22th and 23th 2021
Digital Kickoff Meeting: October, 26th, 2020 1-2pm (entry via Stud-ip)
Application: after Kickoff and before November 4th, 2020, 3pm
Registration (FlexNow): October, 26th -- November, 23rd, 2020.
Prep Lecture: How to write a Seminar Paper: November, xth, 4-5pm
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Depending on the course of the epidemic the seminar may take place on digital platforms
Supervision: Dr. Katharina Werner: email Matthias Beulmann: emailCourse material for participants is available at the course material webpage
Themes
1. Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch
Reference: Ashraf, Q. and Galor, O., 2011, Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch: Theory and Evidence, American Economic Review 101, 2003-2041.
2. Escaping Malthus: Economic Growth and Fertility Change in the Developing World
Reference: Chatterjee, S., and Vogl, T. (2018). Escaping Malthus: Economic growth and fertility change in the developing world. American Economic Review, 108(6), 1440-67.
3. The Role of Human Capital and Innovation in Economic Development
Reference: Cinnirella, F., and Streb, J. (2017). The role of human capital and innovation in economic development: evidence from post-Malthusian Prussia. Journal of Economic Growth, 1-35.
4. Public Goods Institutions, Human Capital, and Growth
Reference: Dittmar, J. E., and Meisenzahl, R. R. (2020). Public goods institutions, human capital, and growth: evidence from German history. The Review of Economic Studies, 87(2), 959-996.
5. Medieval Universities, Legal Institutions, and the Commercial Revolution
Reference: Cantoni, D., and Yuchtman, N. (2014). Medieval universities, legal institutions, and the commercial revolution. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(2), 823-887.
6. British Economic Growth since 1270: The Role of Education
Reference: Madsen, J. B., and Murtin, F. (2017). British economic growth since 1270: the role of education. Journal of Economic Growth, 22(3), 229-272.
7. Climate and the Emergence of Global Income Differences
Reference: Andersen, T. B., Dalgaard, C. J., and Selaya, P. (2016). Climate and the emergence of global income differences. Review of Economic Studies, 83(4), 1334-1363.
8. The Global Distribution of Economic Activity
Reference: Henderson, J. V., Squires, T., Storeygard, A., and Weil, D. (2018). The global distribution of economic activity: nature, history, and the role of trade. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133(1), 357-406.
9. Religion, Division of Labor, and Conflict: Anti-Semitism in Germany over 600 Years
Reference: Becker, S. O., and Pascali, L. (2019). Religion, Division of Labor, and Conflict: Anti-Semitism in Germany over 600 Years. American Economic Review, 109(5), 1764-1804..
10. Railroads and Growth in Prussia
Reference: Hornung, E. (2015). Railroads and growth in Prussia. Journal of the European Economic Association, 13(4), 699-736.
11. The Bounty of the Sea and Long-Run Development
Reference: Dalgaard, C.J., Knudsen, A.S.B., and Selaya, P. (2020). The Bounty of the Sea and Long-run development, Journal of Economic Growth, forthcoming.
12. Modern Gender Roles and Agricultural History
Reference: Hansen, C.W., Jensen, P.S., and Skovsgaard, C.V. (2015). Modern gender roles and agricultural history: the Neolithic inheritance. Journal of Economic Growth, 20(4), 365-404.
13. Potatoes, Milk, and the Old World Population Boom
Reference: Cook, C. J. (2014). Potatoes, milk, and the Old World population boom. Journal of Development Economics, 110, 123-138.
14. Immigrants and the Making of America
Reference: Sequeira, S., Nunn, N., and Qian, N. (2020). Immigrants and the Making of America. The Review of Economic Studies, 87(1), 382-419.
15. The Persistence of Fortune: Accounting for Population Movements
Reference: Chanda, A., Cook, C. J., and Putterman, L. (2014). Persistence of fortune: Accounting for population movements, there was no post-Columbian reversal. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 6(3), 1-28.
16. The Persistence of (Subnational) Fortune
Reference: Maloney, W. F., and Valencia Caicedo, F. (2016). The persistence of (subnational) fortune. The Economic Journal, 126(598), 2363-2401.