Economic History & Development
Teaching
"For the mind does not require filling like a bottle, but rather, like wood, it only requires kindling to create in it an impulse to think independently and an ardent desire for the truth."
In the year 2021 I will be teaching three courses at the Universidad de San Andrés. Two in undergraduate programs:
World Economic History (for Economists) - [Syllabus (in Spanish)]
This course is designed to provide students with a perspective on debates and controversies related to long-term economic growth in the West. It builds on the students' previous work in economics through the application of basic theoretical ideas and empirical tools to understand historical events. These themes will be used to study the ways in which economic historians have formulated and evaluated their arguments, how those arguments have been criticised by other authors, and the ways in which academic debate has advanced knowledge. The aim is not to able to enumerate the main economic facts of the past, but rather to be able to reflect on these facts with the eyes of an economist.
Introduction to Economics - [Syllabus (in Spanish)]
The main objective of the course is for the student to learn to think like an economist. Classes present various social problems (e.g., unemployment, inequality, poverty, inflation or climate change), discuss their nature, and how sometimes well-intentioned attempts to fix them can have a number of unintended consequences. The course then introduces the analytical tools that economists use today to better understand these and other conflicts, and find effective solutions to them. This is done paying attention to the history, institutions and experiences that contextualise the problems, and by incorporating relevant ideas from other disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, history, anthropology, or demography.
And one in the Master in Economics:
Topics in Economic History - [Syllabus (in Spanish)]
This is an advanced course in economic history that provides a perspective on recent debates and controversies in the discipline, especially related to long-term economic growth. It builds on the students' previous work in economics through the application of basic theoretical ideas and empirical tools to understand historical events. These themes will be used to study the ways in which economic historians have formulated and evaluated their arguments, how those arguments have been criticised by other authors, and the ways in which academic debate has advanced knowledge. The emphasis is on strengthening students' ability to read critically, understand the applicability of formal models, and evaluate the merits of rival interpretations against available historical data.
Previous teaching
Graduate Lecturing
Topics in Economic History, MA Economics, Univ. San Andrés, Buenos Aires (2018-present)
Economic Development in the Long Run, MA Economics, Universidad de la República, Montevideo (2020)
Mathematics, Graduate School of SPS – Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan (2012-2015)
Introduction to Economic History, Economics PhD, Università Bocconi, Milan (2010)
History of Financial Crises, Economics PhD, Università Bocconi, Milan (2008)
Economic Development in History, Economics PhD, Università Bocconi, Milan (2007-2009)
Quantitative Methods II (Applied Econometrics), MPhil Economic History, University of Oxford (2006)
Economics for non-Economists, MPhil Economic History, University of Oxford (2004-2006)
Undergraduate Lecturing
World Economic History, Univ. San Andrés, Buenos Aires (2018-present)
Introduction to Economics, Univ. San Andrés, Buenos Aires (2018-present)
History of Political Institutions, Università Bocconi, Milan (2017)
Economic History, Università Bocconi, Milan (2014-2017)
Macroeconomics, Università Bocconi, Milan (2011-2017)
Economics of Globalisation, Università Bocconi, Milan (2014-2015)
Development Economics, Università Bocconi, Milan (2009-2013)
Other undergraduate teaching
Tutorial Teacher in British Economic History since 1870, University of Oxford (2005-2007)
Tutorial Teacher in Approaches to History: Economics, University of Oxford (2005)
External Tutor in Econometrics, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford (2004-2005)
External Tutor in Public Economics, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford (2004-2005)
Teaching Assistant in World Economic History, Univ. San Andrés, Buenos Aires (1998, 2000-01)