Historic Dev of Amer Econ

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This course provides an introduction to the historical development of the American economy. Additionally, our course will provide you the opportunity to learn about and practice writing in economics. We will explore a number of applied microeconomic topics across a variety of historical settings that include colonial institutions, slavery, transportation, agricultural development, immigration, discrimination and mobility. We will attempt to answer a number of different questions through our discussion. What can we learn about modern development from historical examples? What is \201Cgood\201D economic history? How did events, policies, institutions, etc. affect the economic and human development of the Americas? What can we learn from economic history? Prerequisites: ECON200 and ECON201 Course Attributes: Writing Flag Core Williams College of Business Economics