Course 2017-2018 a.y.

30313 - ECONOMICS OF INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURE


CLEAM - CLEF - BESS-CLES - WBB - BIEF - BIEM

Department of Economics

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 31
CLEAM (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/02) - CLEF (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/02) - BESS-CLES (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/02) - WBB (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/02) - BIEF (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/02) - BIEM (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/02)
Course Director:
MARA PASQUAMARIA SQUICCIARINI

Classes: 31 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 31: MARA PASQUAMARIA SQUICCIARINI


Course Objectives

How do institutions and culture affect economics? This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to cultural and political economics. Topics include competing hypotheses on the role of institutions versus culture for long-term economic growth and cross-country differences in economic growth; the formation, function, and persistence of institutions and of cultural norms; the interaction between diffusion of new knowledge and traditional culture/institutions; the role of religion for economic progress; the formation and the role of different types of human capital as drivers of productivity improvements in both the onset of sustained growth and in the modern.


Intended Learning Outcomes
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Course Content Summary

  • Institutions, geography, and economic growth.
  • Culture and economic growth.
  • Persistence of institutions and cultural norms.
  • The industrial takeoff: different hypotheses and the role of institutions and culture.
  • Diffusion of new knowledge and traditional culture/institutions.
  • Religion, scientific progress, and economic development Institutional reforms, formation of human capital, and productivity.

Teaching methods
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Assessment methods
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Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

  • Written exam(s) with open ended questions.
  • Individual assignments.

Textbooks

The reading list will be provided at the beginning of the course and will consist of papers.

Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)
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