In the year 2021 I will be teaching three courses at the Universidad de San Andrés. Two in undergraduate programs:

World Economic History (for Economists) - [Syllabus (in Spanish)]

This course is designed to provide students with a perspective on debates and controversies related to long-term economic growth in the West. It builds on the students' previous work in economics through the application of basic theoretical ideas and empirical tools to understand historical events. These themes will be used to study the ways in which economic historians have formulated and evaluated their arguments, how those arguments have been criticised by other authors, and the ways in which academic debate has advanced knowledge. The aim is not  to able to enumerate the main economic facts of the past, but rather to be able  to reflect on these facts with the eyes of an economist. 

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Introduction to Economics - [Syllabus (in Spanish)]

The main objective of the course is for the student to learn to think like an economist. Classes present various social problems (e.g., unemployment, inequality, poverty, inflation or climate change), discuss their nature, and how sometimes well-intentioned attempts to fix them can have a number of unintended consequences. The course then introduces the analytical tools that economists use today to better understand these and other conflicts, and find effective solutions to them. This is done paying attention to the history, institutions and experiences that contextualise the problems, and by incorporating relevant ideas from other disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, history, anthropology, or demography.

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And one in the Master in Economics:

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Topics in Economic History - [Syllabus (in Spanish)]

This is an advanced course in economic history that provides a perspective on recent debates and controversies in the discipline, especially related to long-term economic growth. It builds on the students' previous work in economics through the application of basic theoretical ideas and empirical tools to understand historical events. These themes will be used to study the ways in which economic historians have formulated and evaluated their arguments, how those arguments have been criticised by other authors, and the ways in which academic debate has advanced knowledge. The emphasis is on strengthening students' ability to read critically, understand the applicability of formal models, and evaluate the merits of rival interpretations against available historical data.