Inhalt
| Kommentar |
In this seminar, we deal with two periods of radicalization: 1) the rise of the Nazis in Germany 2) the recent rise of populism in Western countries. We discuss recent empirical literature on these topics.
A component of the seminar is an ungraded presentation.
Required: A good understanding of econometrics and interest in economic history.
Max. 20 participants.
Application: Please send a mail to Felix Kersting (f.kersting@hu-berlin.de) until March 31, 2022 indicating also the program you study. If there are more applicants than spots, we will make a lottery in advance and let you know about the result at April 4, 2022. |
| Literatur |
Sergei Guriev, Elias Papaionnou (2021). The Political Economy of Populism. Journal of Economic Literature, Forthcoming.
Dani Rodrik (2021). Why Does Globalization Fuel Populism? Economics, Culture, and the Rise of Right-Wing Populism. Annual Review of Economics, Forthcoming. |
| Bemerkung |
StO/PO BA BWL und VWL 2016: 6 LP, Modul: "Themen der europäischen Wirtschaftsgeschichte"
StO/PO MA 2016: 6 LP, Modul: "Economic History"
StO/PO MEMS 2016: 6 LP, Modul: "Economic History", Major: Macroeconomics |
| Prüfung |
Term paper |
