History and Economics at Harvard

Center for History and Economics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard University

Introduction

The Joint Center for History and Economics has compiled information for Harvard undergraduates interested in pursuing studies in history and economics, economic history, the history of economic thought, the history of capitalism, financial history, labor history, business history, or related subjects.

We invite you to explore resources for students interested in pursuing a course of study in history and economics. Take a look at our list of course offerings across Harvard schools, information about the history concentration and secondary requirements, and information about undergraduate research grants.

Those interested in pursuing a combined interest in History and Law, please get in touch with the Assistant DUS.

Courses

Please be sure to check the Courses section of the History Website for more information on which of these courses count towards the History concentration and secondary field.

Full Year

Legal History: Workshop on the Political Economy of Modern Capitalism (2168)
Harvard Law School Full Year 2013-2014
Sven Beckert and Christine Desan

Fall

Gen Ed Gateway Course: Societies of the World 19 - Western Ascendancy: The Mainsprings of Global Power from 1400 to the Present (77527)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Fall 2013-2014
Niall Ferguson (History)

History 74l - The New Deal and American Liberalism (86716)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Fall 2013-2014
Brett Flehinger

History 1067 - An Introduction to the History of Economic Thought (64646)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Fall 2013-2014
Emma Rothschild

History 1602 - China's Long 20th Century (95731)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Fall 2013-2014
Elisabeth Koll (Business School)

History 1860 - Understanding the Middle East: 1800s to the Present (96997)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Fall 2013-2014
Sreemati Mitter

Graduate Seminar: History 2968 - History and Economics: Proseminar (1557)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Fall 2013-2014
Emma Rothschild

Economics 1357 - Historical Perspectives on Economic Ascendancy (7554)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Fall 2013-2014
Richard A. Hornbeck

History of Financial Crises 1637-2013 (ECON E-1944 Section 1 (14336))
Harvard Extension School    Fall 2013
John Komlos PhD, Visiting Professor of Economics, Duke University and Professor of Economics, Emeritus, University of Munich

The Economic Impact of Immigration (SUP-311)
Harvard Kennedy School Fall 2013
George Borjas

Spring

History 79e - Commodities in International History (17812)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Spring 2013-2014
Alison Frank Johnson

History 1457 - History of American Capitalism (75535)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Spring 2013-2014
Sven Beckert

History 1511 - Latin America and the United States (22264)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Spring 2013-2014
Kirsten Weld

History 1704 - Slavery and Slave Trade in Africa and the Americas (3834)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Spring 2013-2014
Emmanuel K. Akyeampong

History 1965 - International History: States, Markets, and the Global Economy: Conference Course (7148)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Spring 2013-2014
Niall Ferguson and Charles S. Maier

History 1976 - Visible and Invisible Hands in China: State and Economy since 1800: Conference Course (84147)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Spring 2013-2014
Elisabeth Koll (Business School)

Economics 1340 - World Economic History (4025)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Spring 2013-2014
James Robinson

Economics 2333 - Historical Perspectives on Current Economic Issues (6800)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Spring 2013-2014
Robert Margo

Government 1209 - Post-Communist Central Asia and the Caucasus: History, Political Economy, Religion (5816)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences    Spring 2013-2014
Thomas Simons

Legal History: History of American Economic Regulation (2167)
Harvard Law School    Spring 2014
Kenneth W. Mack

Presidents, Politics, and Economic Growth: From World War II to Obama (DPI-132)
Harvard Kennedy School    Spring 2014
Richard Parker

Summer

Economic History of Financial Crises 1637-2013 (ECON S-1944 Section 1 (32984))
Harvard Summer School Summer 2013
John Komlos PhD, Visiting Professor in Economics, Duke University