ESF:BPE_DET1 Economic Theories 1 - Course Information

BPE_DET1 History of Economic Theories 1

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

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.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Abstract

Students shall gain basic understanding of the development of economic thought during this course. Moreover, the resulting acquaintance with various approaches to economic thinking will help them to be able to independently assess the relevance and the limits of diverse practices of present time economists.

Learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student will be able:
- to provide a basic account of the development of economic thought
- to understand the relevance and the limits of the basic types of economic reasoning

Key topics

• • 1. Origins of economic thought
  • 2. Formation of the (classical) economics
  • 3. Classical political economy I
  • 4. Classical political economy II
  • 5. The marginalist revolution
  • 6. Heterodox economics
  • 7. Austrian school
  • 8. Present-time microeconomics
  • 9. Present-time macroeconomics
  • 10. Institutional economics

Study resources and literature

• SNOWDON, Brian and Howard R. VANE. Modern macroeconomics : its origins, development and current state. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2005, xviii, 807. ISBN 1845422082. info
• HOLMAN, Robert. Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. 4. vydání. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2017, xxv, 539. ISBN 9788074006418. info
• 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

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

Lectures and reading assignments of primary texts

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Credit requirements: reading assignments, intermediate tests, extra points for active participation at lecture-time discussions, written and oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Teacher's information

Jakékoli opisování, zaznamenávání nebo vynášení testů, používání nedovolených pomůcek jakož i komunikačních prostředků nebo jiné narušování objektivity zkoušky (zápočtu) bude považováno za nesplnění podmínek k ukončení předmětu a za hrubé porušení studijních předpisů. Následkem toho uzavře vyučující zkoušku (zápočet) hodnocením v ISu známkou "F" a děkan zahájí disciplinární řízení, jehož výsledkem může být až ukončení studia.

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BPE_HET1 History of Economic Thought
  ((BPE_MIC1 && BPE_MAC1) || (BPE_MIE1 && BPE_MAE1)) && (!BPE_DET1)  
• BPE_SDET Seminar in the History of Economic Theory
  NOW(BPE_DET1)  

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