ECON 181

Development of Economic Institutions in Western Europe

Economics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Application of economic theory and quantitative reasoning to study economic history of Western Europe from 18th to 20th century. Topics include Malthusian theory, Industrial Revolution, demographic transition, formation and persistence of institutions and organizations, World Wars, and development of Europe during 1950s and 1960s.

P/NP or letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisite: courses 11, 103. Corequisite: course 181L.

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ECON 181L

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

ECON 181

ECON 11Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 1Principles of Economics
- MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
  - MATH 1Precalculus
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

ECON 181

ECON 181LDevelopment of Economic Institutions in Western Europe Laboratory
- ECON 181Development of Economic Institutions in Western Europeanother path to it

1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.