Economic History

About this course

Economic history sits at the meeting point of economics and history, using the analytical tools of both disciplines to understand how economies have developed over time and how that development has shaped the modern world. It asks why some countries industrialised earlier than others, how living standards have changed over centuries, what caused major economic crises, how trade and globalisation evolved, and how the economic choices of the past constrain or enable the choices available today. It is a discipline that demands both quantitative rigour and the capacity to read historical evidence critically, and it draws on political science, sociology and other social sciences in addressing questions that none of those disciplines can answer alone. This three-year full-time degree at the London School of Economics applies concepts and theories from across the social sciences to explore rea

Where its graduates go

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• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 50% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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