Knowledge: K-1. Advanced knowledge and understanding of the processes of economic, social and political change, as well as the structures that constitute societies (markets, families, institutions) from an analytical, methodological and empirical point of view. K-4. Knowledge of comparative analysis and historical analysis applied in the main scientific contributions in Social Sciences. K-5. Knowledge of the internal logic of a scientific publication, examining expository clarity, as well as consistency between theory, analytical strategy, indicators, results and conclusions. K-11. Know the models from Economic History to understand the processes of historical change and long-term economic development. Skills: S-1. Be able to synthesize the main theories and empirical contributions in one or more contemporary debates from an interdisciplinary perspective. S-4. Ability to select and apply the method of comparison or historical analysis to the study of a political, economic or social phenomenon. S-5. Ability to organize and express ideas in a clear and unambiguous way and to support theoretical arguments on a topic based on a critical analysis of literature. S-10. Understand the origin of the institutions of the different regimes and their effects on the functioning of the political system. S-11. Apply the knowledge acquired in the evaluation, formulation and criticism of economic policies within the framework of different types of capitalism. Competencies: C-1. Be able to apply knowledge about existing theoretical and empirical debates in an original development of one's own ideas in an academic or applied research context. C-4. Ability to select cases and apply the comparative method and/or historical analysis when providing an empirical answer to a research question within the framework of applied or academic research. C-5. Ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of scientific publications on an area of ¿¿study and to justify the advance in the frontier of knowledge that is intended to be achieved in the research project. C-11. Be able to apply theoretical knowledge and methodological advances on the subject in the development of a research role in the area of ¿¿Economic History.

This subject will present the major debates and main methodological and theoretical problems of economic history. The course will deal with the main debates of economic history such as: 1) The quantification of living standards, productivity and growth in the long term. 2) The role of markets in growth prior to the Industrial Revolution 3) The causes of industrialization in the 19th century 4) The impact of industrialization, technological change and globalization on living standards and inequality since 1800 5) The causes of economic backwardness and convergence of economies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries The course presents the main methodological problems of economic history related to the application of analytical tools from economic and other social sciences for the study of historical societies and processes of historical change, as well as the challenges posed by the application of quantitative and qualitative techniques in economic history, focusing on the identification and interpretation of historical sources and their analysis.

Training activities: AF1 - Theory class AF3 - Theoretical-practical class AF5 - Tutorials AF6 - Individual student work Teaching methodologies: MD1 - Presentations in class by the teacher with the support of computer and audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed. MD2 - Critical reading of texts recommended by the subject teacher: Press articles, reports, manuals and/or academic articles. MD4 - Presentation and discussion in class, under the teacher's moderation, of topics related to the content of the subject, as well as practical cases MD5 - Preparation of work and reports individually or in groups