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| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Robert Stelter (robert.stelter@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The lecture series studies human’s history through the eyes of an economist asking a key economic question: What determined the standard of living across space and time? We start with a brief introduction of the field and specific methods. Afterwards we discuss how to measure well-being or the standard of living before we begin our intellectual journey through the topics of economic history linked to the potential determinants of the living standard. |
| Learning objectives | An overview on: • topics in economic history and the determinants of economic welfare • important data sources and challenges in using historical data |
| Weblink | Weblink to ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Basic skills in statistics, micro- and macroeconomic are useful but not a hard condition. Good command English. |
| Course application | 1. Please register for the course and the subsequent assignment via this link here (https://adam.unibas.ch/goto.php?target=crs_1598515_rcodeeyxrF5uy9X&client_id=adam) from 01.08.23 - 06.09.23. Please make sure that you are already registered for the fall semester and have paid the semester fees. 2. Eucor-Students and mobility students of other Swiss Universities or the FHNW first have to register at the University of Basel BEFORE the enrolment deadline and receive their login data by post (e-mail address of the University of Basel). Processing time up to a week! Detailed information can be found here: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Studium/Mobilitaet.html After successful registration you have access to the enrolment link. 3. A deregistration is possible until 07.09.23 at the latest by email to studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch 4. Your registration will be entered in your Online Services only after the official deadline of the course registration period, i.e. after 16.10.23. 5. The following applies to everyone: enrollment = registration for the exam/assignment! In case of non-participation after registration it will be noted as "nicht erschienen" in the transcript. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 07.09.2023 | 08.15-16.30 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
| Friday 08.09.2023 | 08.15-16.30 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
| Wednesday 29.11.2023 | 08.15-14.00 | The course will be online today (Zoom)., -- |
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Modul: Wahlbereich in Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics) Modul: Wirtschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Modul: Wirtschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree subject: Eastern European Cultures) Wahlbereich innerfakultär: Zusätzliches Lehrangebot (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Students are asked to write two short essays in addition to (oral) examination(s) and active participation. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |