MPE_DET2 History of Economic Theory 2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jan Jonáš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Tue 11:05–12:45 P312
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPE_DET2/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Menšík
MPE_DET2/03: Tue 14:35–16:15 P312, J. Menšík
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( MPE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 )&&(! PEEKTE Economic Theories of the 20th )
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 180 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/180, only registered: 0/180, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/180
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to exercise a comprehensive orientation in the development of economic thought since the Marginalist Revolution. They should understand the content of main breakthroughs in the development and be able to interpret the shifts in trends in present economic theory. Deeper insight into the nature of basic economic concepts in the light of their development and evolution enhances the overall level of students economic style of thought.
Syllabus
  • 1. Marginalistic Revolution
  • 2. Cambridge School
  • 3. Austrian School I
  • 4. Austrian School II
  • 5. American and Swedish Marginalists
  • 6. Lausanne School
  • 7. Keynes and Neoclassical Synthesis
  • 8. Keynesian Schools
  • 9. Chicago school and Monetarism
  • 10. (Dynamic) General Equilibrium
  • 11. Institutional and Constitutional Economics
Literature
  • SCHUMPETER, Joseph Alois. History of economic analysis. Edited by Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter - Mark Perlman. 1st publ. in paperback. London: Routledge, 1986, xlviii, 12. ISBN 0415108888. info
  • HOLMAN, Robert. Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 1999, xix, 541. ISBN 8071792381. info
  • SNOWDON, Brian and Howard R. VANE. Modern macroeconomics : its origins, development and current state. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2005, xviii, 807. ISBN 1845422082. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and on pre-reading of primary sources based seminars
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: active participation at seminars, written and oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PEEKTE.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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