Economic History of the US

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Description: This course examines American economic history from the pre-colonial period to the present. Attention will be paid to important economic thinkers like Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry George, Milton Friedman, and Stephanie Kelton. Another focus will be on understanding and evaluating critical debates about economic history and the differing methodologies that economists and historians utilize to shape their interpretations and arguments.