University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 2

Availability restrictions: Available to General Degree students with the permission of the Honours Adviser

Planned timetable: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm Thu.

An understanding of economic history lends clarity to many questions in economics. Among these are: The extent and impact of globalization; the determinants of the wealth of nations; the occurrence and impact of financial crisis; and the importance of economic institutions. Each of these putatively modern questions have long historical antecedents. We will treat these questions with a modern rigour, studying work that uses theoretical and econometric analysis.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Permission of the Economics Honours Adviser

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2 lectures per week (x 10 weeks). 1-hour tutorial (x 5 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours: 25

Guided independent study hours: 175

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework (incl. Class Test 50%, Essay 50%) = 100%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%

Re-assessment: Coursework = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr J R Cunha
Module teaching staff: Joao Rafael Cuhna
Module coordinator email joao.cunha@st-andrews.ac.uk

Intended learning outcomes

• Understand the deep historical roots of many modern economic outcomes.
• Understand the determinants of long-term economic growth.
• Understand of the historical processes of economic development.
• Understand the evolution of the financial and monetary policy.
• Understand the long run view on major phenomena in financial economics (e.g. financial globalisation, exchange rate regimes, banking panics, currency crises, lender of last resort policies etc.)
• Understand the historical perspectives to modern policy debates surrounding the recent financial crisis.