ECO 213 Topics in Economic History: US The purpose of this
course is to use economics to improve our understanding of
history and to use history to improve our understanding of
economics. Examples of questions that may be addressed are: Why
is the U.S. wealthy? How do government policies affect the
economy? How has the role of government changed over the course
of U.S. history? How did the institution of slavery and its
abolition affect Southern economic development? Is the current
U.S. banking system better than the systems that preceded it?
What caused the Great Depression? This course is not offered in
2009-2010. Prerequisite: Economics 101 or consent of the
instructor.