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Foundations of Economic History
ECO00024C
SPECIMEN PAPER
Department:
Economics
Title of Exam:
Foundations in Economic History
Time Allowed:
Twenty-four hours (PLEASE NOTE: Papers that are up to 30 minutes late will receive a
penalty of 5% of the total available marks. Submissions late by more than 30 minutes or more
will not be marked)
Time Recommended:
TWO hours
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.
A complete bibliography is not required for items from the course’s reading list nor items that
are referenced at the end of any lecture slide; they can be referred to using author(s) (year)
only.
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.
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:
communicate with departmental staff on the topic of the assessment
communicate with other students on the topic of this assessment
seek assistance with the assignment from the academic and/or disability support
services, such as the Writing and Language Skills Centre, Maths Skills Centre and/or
Disability Services. (The only exception to this will be for those students who have been
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
Assessment).
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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. Reference
appropriately.
1. Briefly explain the term “Great Divergence”.
2. Briefly outline evidence for the economic effect of the Transatlantic slave trade.
3. What is the main lesson from the Great Depression
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. “Europe industrialized first because it’s people are naturally more inquisitive”. Discuss.
B. Why was there no Industrial Revolution in 1,000 AD
C. In the 20th century, the United States became the richest economy in the world. Why
END OF EXAM
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