Contact Information

University of California at Davis
Department of Economics
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8578
Phone: (530) 752-0741
Fax: (530) 752-9382
Web: www.econ.ucdavis.edu

University Location and Description

UC Davis is ideally located in northern California. The city of Davis,
with 55,000 residents, doubles as a classic college town and a desirable
"suburb" of the state capital, Sacramento, which is twelve miles away.
Most students live on campus or within three miles of the campus in a city
that provides an extensive bus system and a renowned system of bike paths
and bike lanes. The Sierra Nevada mountains, California coast and city of
San Francisco are all within two hours' drive.

Type of Degree Offered

The Ph.D. program is relatively small with sixty to seventy students across 
all years and is patterned similar to most other programs. The department also 
offers a Masters degree in economics.
	
Short History of the Program

The program in economic history at UC Davis has been in existence for at
least 30 years.

Students

We currently have one graduate student writing a dissertation in economic 
history, and one about to begin a dissertation in History and Public Economics.

In the last 10 years two students, Mark Siegler and Garland Brinkley have 
completed dissertations in economic history. Their placements have been at 
Williams College and Post Doctoral work at Berkeley, respectively.
	
Faculty

There are currently four faculty members in the department who
carry out research or teach courses in economic history. These are: Alan
Olmstead, Peter Lindert, Gregory Clark, Alan Taylor and Gary Walton.

Offered Courses in Economic History

Graduate: 
	210A European Economic History
	210B American Economic History
	210C Twentieth Century Economic History
	270B  Institutions and Economic Growth

Undergraduate:
	110A European Economic History to 1700
	110B European Economic History after 1700
	111A American Economic History to 1865
	111B American Economic History since 1865
	190 Evolution of the Global Economy
	
Required Courses in Economic History
	
	210A European Economic History
	210B American Economic History
	210C Twentieth Century Economic History

Seminar Series

We have a seminar in economic history which meets weekly. 

Links
	
For further information concerning economic history and the economics
department at UC Davis please go to: http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu

Send comments and questions to admin@eh.net