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Here is the web page of the course book (written by me): The economics of spaceship Earth (ESE for short). This is still work in progress, but a very good basis for the course.
Note that I refer to one book, Aghion and Howitt's recent book on growth theory. This book gives a useful introduction to growth theory, at the right level for the course, and I therefore recommend it. However, note that it is not essential reading for the course.
Seminar on Tuesday
Information about the seminar.Grades so far
This year I will manage the grades through a page on my google drive that you can edit yourselves (!): Results so far. Note that a 0 indicates a pass, whereas a dash indicates that revisions are required. To download gobbets go to the gobbets page.Lectures 2018
Some words on gobbets etc. (L3); More on gobbets.
| Topic | Approximate timing | Book chapter |
| Introduction. | Lecture 1 | ESE Preface. |
| Technological progress and the human takeover of spaceship Earth. | Lecture 1 | ESE Chapter 1. |
| Malthusian growth. | Lecture 1-- Lecture 2 | ESE Chapter 2. |
| Post-Malthusian growth. | Lecture 2-- Lecture 3. | ESE Chapter 3. |
| The DHSS model. | Lecture 3-- Lecture 4. | ESE Chapter 4. |
| DTC and resource efficiency. | Lecture 5-- Lecture 6a | ESE Chapter 5. |
| Structural change. | Lecture 6b-- Lecture 7. | ESE Chapter 6. |
| Substitution between alternative resource inputs. | Lecture 7. | ESE Chapter 7. |
| Pollution. | Lecture 7-- Lecture 8. | ESE Chapter 8. |
| Technotopia? | Lecture 8. | ESE remaining chapters. |
For further readings see Readings.
Here is the course evaluation from 2017/18.
