HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT

Academic year

2020/2021 Syllabus of previous years

Official course title

STORIA DEL PENSIERO ECONOMICO

Course code

ET0061 (AF:320574 AR:172380)

Modality

On campus classes

ECTS credits

6

Degree level

Bachelor's Degree Programme

Educational sector code

SECS-P/04

Period

4th Term

Course year

3

Where

VENEZIA

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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals

The aim of the course is to connect the past with the present providing an understanding of the aspects of classical economics and its subsequent developments.

Expected learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student must be able to: 1) understand the differences between the various approaches of economic theory; 2) express opinions on various economic concepts.

Pre-requirements

Knowledge of the basic concepts of economics.

Contents

The course will cover the following topics:
1) Economic thought in antiquity;
2) Pre-classical economic thought;
3) Classical economists;
4) The institutional school;
5) Monetary macroeconomics and recent developments.

Referral texts

Il pensiero Economico. Dal mercantilismo al moentarismo. Peter D. Groenewegen e Gianni Vaggi. Carocci Editore (2010) + Lecture notes.

Assessment methods

At the end of the course there will be a written and/or oral exam (method chosen by lecturer at the beginning of the course by mutual agreement with the students) ; the student must be able to answer on topics covered in class.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons with the use of the blackboard and diagrams.

Teaching language

Italian

Type of exam

written and oral

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Definitive programme.

Last update of the programme: 05/05/2021