MPE_DETE History of economic theories

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Tomáš Paleta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Kamil Fuchs, CSc.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PEHOPO Economic Policy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 1 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/1, only registered: 0/1
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim is to form basic prerequisites for understanding the basic context of economic development; understanding the major milestones as the basis for grasping the changes of 20th century theory. Basic topics cover the following: General characteristics of the classical school and the key position of A. Smith in the process of founding the economic science. Causes of differentiation in the doctrine of the classical school. Main trends of criticism in the middle of the 19th century and the rise of alternative economic theories. Relationship of open problems of the classic school doctrine and the marginalistic revolution. Theory of marginal utility of the Austrian school. Characteristics and theoretical contribution of neo-classical theory. Development of keynesian economics and modern neo-classical theory
Syllabus
  • 1. Development of classical political economic theory
  • 2. Critics of classical political economic theory – emergence of alternative approaches
  • 3. Marginalistic revolution
  • 4. Austrian psychological school
  • 5. Neoclassical economic theory
  • 6. Crisis of neoclassical economic theory
  • 7. Development of economic views of J.M. Keynes
  • 8. Keynesian theory of economics in the second half of the 20th century
  • 9. Liberalism in economics
  • 10. Chicago school of economics
  • 11. Anti Keynesian revolution and new classical economics
  • 12. Institucionalism and new institutional economics
  • 13. Czech economic approaches in the 20th century
Literature
  • Contributions in Economics and Economic History. Edited by Robert Sobel. New York: Greenhaven Press. info
  • BEREND, T. Iván. An economic history of twentieth-century Europe : economic regimes from laissez-faire to globalization. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, xv, 356. ISBN 0521672686. info
  • CAMERON, Rondo E. and Larry NEAL. A concise economic history of the world : from paleolithic times to the present. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, xvi, 463. ISBN 0195127056. info
  • RIDER, Christine. An introduction to economic history. Cincinnati: South-Western College, 1995, xiii, 594. ISBN 0538847107. info
Assessment methods
The course has a form of a seminar. The course is concluded by an oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: předmět je vypsám pouze pro studenty oboru_ETA_np1_2
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