Seminar: Nobel Memorial Prize Laureates in Economic Growth
Block Seminar: June 19, Room tba and June 20, Room tba.
Kickoff Meeting: April 17, 2-3pm, Room tbs
Application: until
Enrollment in Flexnow: .
Essay Submission: until tba, 3:00 pm.
Final Prep Meeting: upon request
Seminar Info: info
Supervision: Dr. Matthias Beulmann: email
Course material for participants is available at the course material webpage
Themes
1. Lucas: On the mechanics of economic development
Reference: Lucas Jr, R. E. (1988). On the mechanics of economic development. Journal of Monetary Economics, 22(1), 3-42.
2. Becker: Human capital, fertility, and economic growth
Reference: Becker, G. S., Murphy, K. M., & Tamura, R. (1990). Human capital, fertility, and economic growth. Journal of Political Economy, 98(5, Part 2), S12-S37.
3. Prescott: Malthus to Solow
Reference: Hansen, G. D., & Prescott, E. C. (2002). Malthus to Solow. American Economic Review, 92(4), 1205-1217.
4. Nordhaus: Projections and uncertainties about climate change
Reference: Nordhaus, W. (2018). Projections and uncertainties about climate change in an era of minimal climate policies. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 10(3), 333-360.
5. Romer: Increasing returns and long-run growth
Reference: Romer, P. M. (1986). Increasing returns and long-run growth. Journal of Political Economy, 94(5), 1002-1037.
6. Romer: Endogenous technological change
Reference: Romer, P. M. (1990). Endogenous technological change. Journal of Political Economy, 98(5, Part 2), S71-S102.
7. Kremer: Population growth and technological change: One million BC to 1990
Reference: Kremer, M. (1993). Population growth and technological change: One million BC to 1990. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 108(3), 681-716.
8. Acemoglu & Johnson: Disease and development: the effect of life expectancy on economic growth
Reference: Acemoglu, D., & Johnson, S. (2007). Disease and development: the effect of life expectancy on economic growth. Journal of Political Economy, 115(6), 925-985.
9. Acemolgu, Johnson, Robinson: Reversal of fortune
Reference: Acemoglu, D., Johnson, S., & Robinson, J. A. (2002). Reversal of fortune: Geography and institutions in the making of the modern world income distribution. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 117(4), 1231-1294.
10. Acemoglu & Robinson: Institutions, human capital, and development
Reference: Acemoglu, D., Gallego, F. A., & Robinson, J. A. (2014). Institutions, human capital, and development. Annual Review Economics, 6(1), 875-912.
11. Mokyr: Clans, guilds, and markets
Reference: De la Croix, D., Doepke, M., & Mokyr, J. (2018). Clans, guilds, and markets: Apprenticeship institutions and growth in the preindustrial economy. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133(1), 1-70.
12. Mokyr: The mechanics of the Industrial Revolution
Reference: Kelly, M., Mokyr, J., & Ó Gráda, C. (2023). The mechanics of the Industrial Revolution. Journal of Political Economy, 131(1), 59-94.
13. Aghion & Howitt: A model of growth through creative destruction.
Reference: Aghion, P., & Howitt, P. (1992). A model of growth through creative destruction. Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society, 323-351.
14. Howitt: Endogenous growth and cross-country income differences
Reference: Howitt, P. (2000). Endogenous growth and cross-country income differences. American Economic Review, 90(4), 829-846.
15. Aghion & Deaton: Creative destruction and subjective well-being
Reference: Aghion, P., Akcigit, U., Deaton, A., & Roulet, A. (2016). Creative destruction and subjective well-being. American Economic Review, 106(12), 3869-3897.