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Economics 110A: World Economic History Before the Industrial Revolution

Economics 110A: World Economic History Before the Industrial Revolution (UC Davis). This consists of 26 video lectures given by Professor Gregory Clark, which look at economics before the industrial revolution, focusing on Malthusian trap. This course details the nature and development of economies from pre-history to the Industrial Revolution. It explains how this was dramatically different from modern economies. Finally it considers what caused the Industrial Revolution, why it was in Europe, and why it was delayed till 1800.

Introduction

Lecture 01 - Introduction

Lecture 02 - The Logic of the Malthusian Model I

Lecture 03 - The Logic of the Malthusian Model II

Lecture 04 - The Logic of the Malthusian Model III

Lecture 05 - The Logic of the Malthusian Model IV

Lecture 06 - Stagnating Living Standards before 1800

Lecture 07 - More on Living Standards

Lecture 08 - Fertility in the Pre-industrial World

Lecture 09 - Limits on Pre-Industrial Fertility

Lecture 10 - Survival of the Richest

Lecture 11 - Survival of the Richest II

Lecture 12 - Pre-Industrial Mortality

Lecture 13 - The Malthusian Trap - Slow Technological Advance

Lecture 14 - Institutions and Technological Change before 1800

Lecture 15 - The Myth of Institutional Barriers

Lecture 16 - Social Mobility

Lecture 17 - The Emergence of Modern Man I

Lecture 18 - The Emergence of Modern Man II

Lecture 19 - Cultural Changes and Modern Growth

Lecture 20 - Modern Economic Growth I

Lecture 21 - Modern Economic Growth II

Lecture 22 - Why was the Industrial Revolution delayed 100,000 years?

Lecture 23 - Theories of the Industrial Revolution

Lecture 24 - The English Industrial Revolution I

Lecture 25 - The English Industrial Revolution II

Lecture 26 - The English Industrial Revolution and Theories of Growth