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- School of Science
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School of Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Systems and Control Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
- Common courses
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- School of Computing
- School of Life Science and Technology
- School of Environment and Society
- 工学院，物質理工学院，環境・社会理工学院共通科目
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- First-Year Courses
- School of Science
- School of Engineering
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- School of Computing
- School of Life Science and Technology
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School of Environment and Society
- Department of Architecture and Building Engineering
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Department of Social and Human Sciences
- Department of Innovation Science
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Common courses
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
- Instructor(s)
- Ogasawara Kota Yamamuro Kyoko
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon7-8(W932) Thr7-8(W932)
- Group
- -
- Course number
- IEE.B334
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2016/4/27
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- Japanese
- Access Index
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Course description and aims
This course is an introduction to economic history. By the end of this course, students should be able to understand the importance of studying social and economic history from the perspective of economics, and to make use of their own insight as a tool in this investigation of history.
Student learning outcomes
Students will gain experience in analysis based on scientific thinking and perspectives of economic history.
Keywords
Economic History, Cliometrics
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
To pursue the goals described above, this course will examine the framework needed for economic history study (classes 1-4), provide econometric models frequently used in works of economic history (classes 5-7), and cover a set of recent papers that employ a variety of empirical methods (classes 8-15).
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introductory lecture on course objectives | Understand course objectives. |
| Class 2 | Why economic history? | Understand the importance of learning economic history. |
| Class 3 | An overview of the economic growth | Understand the relationship between economic growth and economic history. |
| Class 4 | Conceptual frameworks for studying economic history | Explain the conceptual framework for study of economic history. |
| Class 5 | Methodology 1 | Understand simple econometric models. |
| Class 6 | Methodology 2 | Understand simple econometric models. |
| Class 7 | Methodology 3 | Understand simple econometric models. |
| Class 8 | Institutions | Understand the relationship between institutions and economic growth. |
| Class 9 | Geography | Understand the impact of geography on economic growth. |
| Class 10 | Demography | Understand the relationship between population dynamics and economic growth. |
| Class 11 | Health | Understand the improvements in health status from a historical perspective. |
| Class 12 | Family | Understand the function of families in economic history. |
| Class 13 | Labor | Understand the function of the labor market in economic history. |
| Class 14 | Rights | Understand the relationship between rights and economic history. |
| Class 15 | Review | Explain the possibilities and limitations of economic history. |
Textbook(s)
None.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
A reading list covering fundamental studies for each topic will be available in class.
Assessment criteria and methods
The final grade is determined based on class attendance (50%) and final exam (50%)
Related courses
- IEE.B207 ： Econometrics I
- IEE.B301 ： Econometrics II
- IEE.B405 ： Advanced Econometrics
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
This course designed for undergraduate students who are interested in economics, econometrics, and economic history. To take this course, students should be proficient in pre-intermediate- or intermediate-level of econometrics.
