How difficult is MSc Economic History @ LSE?

You will need some knowledge of economics, and you will receive basic training in quantitative methods. Difficult??? Yes, but you will survive. History? you better forget it.

Some people believe that economic history is related to history, wrong. It is a just part of economics, case studies of how economic theory can be applied, although there are always more historical courses.

BTW I have seen your reading list post, I have to sleep, tomorrow I can tell you more about what I would read.

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Londo who gave you neg rep?

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Xanthe

Londo who gave you neg rep?

Don't know, it was green last time, I have three red gems and three green. In any case I don't care, the hell with them.

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Londo

Don't know, it was green last time, I have three red gems and three green. In any case I don't care, the hell with them.

So 3 people gave you a red gem? (neg rep). I'm guessing it was for the Martians thread? :tsr:

I shall have to correct this. :wink:

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Xanthe

So 3 people gave you a red gem? (neg rep). I'm guessing it was for the Martians thread? :tsr:

Two of them, one Moderator and the other does not appear, again I don't care, it is pathetic.

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Londo

Two of them, one Moderator and the other does not appear, again I don't care, it is pathetic.

The moderator was probably PQ, I'm guessing...I'll rep ya tomorrow. :smile:

Reply 7

Xanthe

Londo who gave you neg rep?

They don't appear, how can I know the nicks?

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Londo

They don't appear, how can I know the nicks?

Reputation is given anonymously UNLESS the person chooses to sign their name. However, if you're a subscriber their user name becomes visible irrespective of whether they chose to sign their name.

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Londo

Well, I could not expect a brave attitude from that sort of people. In any case I have to sleep, bye (I will delete this post tomorrow)

Good night. :smile:

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rjkara

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Londo

You will need some knowledge of economics, and you will receive basic training in quantitative methods. Difficult??? Yes, but you will survive. History? you better forget it.

Some people believe that economic history is related to history, wrong. It is a just part of economics, case studies of how economic theory can be applied, although there are always more historical courses.

BTW I have seen your reading list post, I have to sleep, tomorrow I can tell you more about what I would read.

LONDO, any help you could provide would be amazing. I'd really appreciate it and forever be indebted. I am hoping to be able to get through this course, seems fairly difficult, but I'm up to the task. Looking forward to your post tomorrow regarding which books/readings to tackle out of the monstrous list!

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Rjkara, could you please tell me in what courses are you interested in? I know that you have to take the compulsory one EH-400 or something like that. I can tell you what I think about the other courses if that can be useful.

About the reading list, the true is that there is not a core reading, the courses are based on a weekly reading list, basically papers from journals and chapters from books. That should be enough, and you will have plenty of time to read everything. It is normally three to four readings for every course, every week but in some cases it is more (or sometimes less).

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rjkara

OP

Londo

Rjkara, could you please tell me in what courses are you interested in? I know that you have to take the compulsory one EH-400 or something like that. I can tell you what I think about the other courses if that can be useful.

About the reading list, the true is that there is not a core reading, the courses are based on a weekly reading list, basically papers from journals and chapters from books. That should be enough, and you will have plenty of time to read everything. It is normally three to four readings for every course, every week but in some cases it is more (or sometimes less).

London..
I will plan to take:
EH 401 (required)
EH 459 Financial and Business History: America, Europe, Japan
EH 483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in 19/20 Centuries
EH 487 International Economic Institutions since WW1

Thanks again and any help you can provide about the initial readings as well as dissertation advice/help etc would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

RJK

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rjkara

London..
I will plan to take:
EH 401 (required)
EH 459 Financial and Business History: America, Europe, Japan
EH 483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in 19/20 Centuries
EH 487 International Economic Institutions since WW1

Thanks again and any help you can provide about the initial readings as well as dissertation advice/help etc would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

RJK

EH483 is a good course and the teachers are excellent. I do not know anything about the other courses, they are new for me.

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Bismarck

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rjkara

London..
I will plan to take:
EH 401 (required)
EH 459 Financial and Business History: America, Europe, Japan
EH 483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in 19/20 Centuries
EH 487 International Economic Institutions since WW1

Thanks again and any help you can provide about the initial readings as well as dissertation advice/help etc would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

RJK

I never took those exact courses, but I can't imagine that EH487 will be anything but extremely boring. You'll probably be dealing with the technical issues involving the World Bank, IMF, Bundesbank, the Fed, and the ECB most of the time. The two other classes sound interesting.

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rjkara

OP

Any advice - from either of you - for which readings to pursue on the introductory lists of these classes? Thanks. Londo and Bismarck, which Eco Hist courses have you 2 taken?

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