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Course: Economic history

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Course title	Economic history
Course code	KAE/EHIE
Organizational form of instruction	Seminary
Level of course	Bachelor
Year of study	not specified
Semester	Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits	3
Language of instruction	Czech
Status of course	Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction	Face-to-face
Work placements	This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components	None

Lecturer(s)
Slavíčková Pavla, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. economic history and economics 2. historical background of selected current economic phenomena 3. economic history and the history of capitalism 4. phenomenon of the economic crisis 5. business and labor history 6. social history and demographical development 7. cliometrics 8. past and current economic thought 9. most important personalities, research centers, Nobel prize winners
Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization) Attendace - 12 hours per semester Homework for Teaching - 28 hours per semester Preparation for the Course Credit - 35 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to economic history as one of the areas of economics or economic phenomena of the past. It is a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and application of economic theories to historical situations and institutions. Topics include financial and business history and overlap with areas of social history, demography and labor history. - orientation in economic history - ability to interpret economic phenomena on the historical background - application of analysis of economic history that uses a combination of historical methods, statistical methods - application of economic theory to historical situations and institutions
Prerequisites
Interest in issues and basic orientation in history. Knowledge of another foreign language (especially German) is an advantage.
Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Written exam 1. attandence in lessons min. 80% 2. active participation in lessons 3. homework - reading 4. presentation in lesson 5. exam
Recommended literature
A. K. Cairncross. In Praise of Economic History. The Economic History Review, Vol. 42, No. 2 (May, 1989), pp. 173-185.. Christina D. Romer. The End of Economic History?. The Journal of Economic Education, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Winter, 1994), pp. 49-66.. Jan de Vries. The Economic Crisis of the Seventeenth Century after Fifty Years. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 40, No. 2, The Crisis of theSeventeenth Century: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Autumn, 2009), pp. 151-194.. Lee E. Ohanian. The Economic Crisis from a Neoclassical Perspective. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Fall 2010), pp. 45-66.. Lou Galambos. (2014). "Is This a Decisive Moment for the History of Business, Economic History, and the History Of Capitalism? Essays in Economic & Business History (2014) v. 32 pp. 1?18.. M. Berg. (1992). The first women economic historians. Economic History Review, 1992, 45(2), 308?329.. Michael A. Bernstein. The Great Depression as Historical Problem. OAH Magazine of History, Vol. 16, No. 1, The Great Depression (Fall, 2001), pp. 3-10.. R. M. Hartwell. Good Old Economic History. The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 33, No. 1, The Tasks of Economic History(Mar., 1973), pp. 28-40.. Randolph Starn. Historians and "Crisis". Past & Present, No. 52 (Aug., 1971), pp. 3-22.. Reinhart Koselleck - Michaela W. Richter. Crisis. Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. 67, No. 2 (Apr., 2006), pp. 357-400.. Robert Whaples. A Quantitative History of the Journal of Economic History and the Cliometric Revolution. The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 51, No. 2 (Jun., 1991), pp. 289-301.. Robert Whaples. (2010). "Is Economic History a Neglected Field of Study?". Historically Speaking, 2010, 11 (2): 17?20 & 20?27.. Robert William Fogel. The Reunification of Economic History with Economic Theory. The American Economic Review, Vol. 55, No. 1/2 (Mar. 1, 1965), pp. 92-98.. Roman Zaoral (Ed.). (2016). Money and Finance in the Central Europe during the Later Middle Ages.

Study plans that include the course

Faculty	Study plan (Version)	Category of Branch/Specialization	Recommended year of study	Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Economic and Managerial Studies (2019)	Category: Economy	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer

Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025