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Module Code
ECO00024C
BSc Degree Examinations 2024–25
Department:
Economics
Title of Exam:
Foundations in Economic History
Time Allowed:
TWO hours plus one hour to upload the exam
(PLEASE NOTE: Papers that are up to 30 minutes late will receive a five mark penalty.
Submissions late by more than 30 minutes or more will not be marked)
Word limit:
There is a word limit given with any question.
The word count does not include figures, graphs, author names in references, the bibliography
at the end of the question, and equations.
Instructions for Candidates:
Please provide answers for ALL questions in the Mandatory Question section. Then provide
ONE essay from the ESSAY QUESTIONS section.
Your answer should provide appropriate reference to recent economic literature, economic
theories and/or empirical analyses. The reading list as well as the reference lists at the end
of the lecture slides feature such literature.
If you write more than one essay (second section), only the first, in the order it appears in the
script, will be marked.
A complete bibliography is not required for items from the course’s reading list; they can be
referred to using author(s) (year) only.
Do not write on this booklet before the exam begins
Do not turn over this page until instructed to do so by an invigilator
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A note on Academic Integrity
We are treating this online examination as a time-limited open assessment. You are therefore
permitted to refer to written, and online materials, to aid you in your answers.
However, you must ensure that the work you submit is entirely your own, and for the whole
time the assessment is live you must not:
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recommended an exam support worker in a Student Support Plan. If this applies to
you, you are advised to contact Disability Services as soon as possible to discuss the
necessary arrangements)
seek advice or contribution from any third party, including proofreaders, friends, or family
members.
We expect, and trust, that all our students will seek to maintain the integrity of the assessment,
and of their award, by ensuring that these instructions are strictly followed.
Failure to adhere to these requirements will be considered a breach of the Academic Misconduct regulations, where the offences of plagiarism, breach/cheating, collusion and commissioning are relevant – see AM.1.2.1 Note this supersedes section 7.3 of the Guide to
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MANDATORY QUESTIONS (10% of your mark each)
Please answer ALL of the following questions with a maximum of 300 words each:
1. Name one informal institution and explain shortly how scholars have associated it to
differences in economic development across nations.
2. Name and explain one “positive check”, and discuss how it has been linked to inequality
across societies within a Malthusian world.
3. Name one aspect relevant for the understanding of international trade in the 20th century
and shortly explain how it contributed to the Second Wave of Globalization.
ESSAY QUESTIONS (70% of your mark)
Please select one of the following questions. Then provide ONE essay of a maximum of
1,000 words for this question. Your essay should use academic references, have a logical and
clear structure, and rely on empirical or theoretical evidence from the economics literature.
A. What is the role of human capital for the emergence of humanity out of the Malthusian
Trap
B. “Britain was headed to be the first industrialized nation for thousands of years.” Discuss.
C. “World War I was the formative catastrophe of the 20th century.” Discuss this statement
in light of the world economy, with a focus on Europe.
END OF EXAM
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