ECO 330 American Economic History

The course examines the institutions that define and shape the economic choices we make as a society and the long process of historical revolution and change which resulted in their present structure. In short, we use economic theory and empirical methods to explain how complex regional and national infrastructures were created to govern markets in response to the economic changes that occurred at the time. The objective of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the laws of economics and the role they played in the development of American capitalism though time. Prerequisite: a course in either ECO 101, ECO 105, or ECO 106