ESF:BPE_HET1 History of Economic Thought - Course Information

BPE_HET1 History of Economic Thought

The course is not taught in Autumn 2021

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Šveňhová
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with understanding of the main developments in the history of economic thought. The aquintance with alternative approaches to the scope and methods of economics will enable the students to independently form their own critical outlook on the relevance and limits of the approaches used by present economists.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the students shall:
- exercise a comprehensive understanding of the development of economic thought till the Marginalist Revolution;
- recognize the content of main breakthroughs in the development and will be able to interpret the shifts in its trend;
- have acquired all the competencies necessary for the understanding of the subsequent developments of economic theory;
- deeper insights into the nature and the development of basic economic concepts will enhance their overall level of economic style of thinking.

Syllabus

• 1. Beginnings of economic thought
• 2. Formation of the (Classical) Economics
• 3. Classical Political Economy I
• 4. Classical Political Economy II
• 5. Heterodox Approaches
• 6. Marginalist Revolution
• 7. Austrian School
• 8. Contemporary Microeconomics
• 9. Contemporary Macroeconomics
• 10. Institutional Economics

Literature

• RONCAGLIA, Alessandro. The wealth of ideas : a history of economic thought. Online. 1st paperback ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. xiv, 582. ISBN 0521843375. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• SCREPANTI, Ernesto and Stefano ZAMAGNI. An outline of the history of economic thought. Online. Translated by David Field - Lynn Kirby. 2nd ed. rev. and expanded. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. xviii, 559. ISBN 0199279144. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• SNOWDON, Brian and Howard R. VANE. Modern macroeconomics : its origins, development and current state. Online. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2005. xviii, 807. ISBN 1845422082. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• VAGGI, Gianni and Peter GROENEWEGEN. A concise history of economic thought : from Mercantilism to Monetarism. Online. 1st ed. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. xviii, 339. ISBN 1403987394. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• LANDRETH, Harry and David C. COLANDER. History of economic thought. Online. 4th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. xxiii, 511. ISBN 0618133941. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• HEILBRONER, Robert L. The worldly philosophers : the lives, times, and ideas of the great economic thinkers. Online. 7th ed. London: Penguin Books, 2000. 365 s. ISBN 0140290060. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• CALDWELL, Bruce. Beyond positivism : economic methodology in the twentieth century. Online. Rev. ed. London: Routledge, 1994. xviii, 279. ISBN 0415109116. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• SCHUMPETER, Joseph Alois. History of economic analysis. Online. Edited by Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter - Mark Perlman. 1st publ. in paperback. London: Routledge, 1986. xlviii, 12. ISBN 0415108888. [citováno 2024-04-24] info

Teaching methods

Lectures and reading assignments

Assessment methods

Credit requirements: written reactions on the reading assignments, written and oral exam.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
  
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