The UCLA Department of Economics congratulates Professor Michela Giorcelli for winning the Scoville Award for best undergraduate teaching in Fall 2018 for her class Econ 181, Development of Economic Institutions in Western Europe.

This course applies economic theory and quantitative reasoning to study the economic history of Western Europe from the 18th to the 20th century.  Among other topics, it covers the Malthusian theory, the Industrial Revolution, the demographic transition, the formation and the persistence of institutions and organizations, and the development of Europe during the 1950s and 1960s.

Congratulations Professor Giorcelli!