Economic History: Advanced Analysis of Economic Change

<p>Why are some countries rich and others poor? This course gives you the tools to explore long-term economic change using data, theory and hands-on analysis. You’ll learn to ask sharp questions—and answer them with confidence.</p><p>Advanced Analysis of Economic Change helps you understand how economies evolve over time—and why they differ. You’ll explore major debates in development economics from a historical perspective, focusing on long-term patterns and global variation.</p><p>The course introduces key concepts like national income, living standards, income distribution and growth drivers. You’ll learn how to measure these using quantitative tools, and how to interpret results in context.</p><p>You’ll also study how institutions, historical turning points and production factors shape development. Questions like “Why is income more unequal in some countries?” and “Can we trace today’s wealth back to historical causes?” are central to the course.</p><p>Whether you’re interested in policy, history or data analysis, this course gives you a solid foundation for understanding economic change—and the skills to explore it rigorously.<br/></p>