HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT

Academic year
2020/2021 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
Course code
LT9003 (AF:332311 AR:177780)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Educational sector code
SECS-P/04
Period
4th Term
Course year
1
Moodle
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The aim of the course is to explain the relationship between philosophy and economics and to understand the evolution of economics as a science.
At the end of the course the student should be able to: 1) understand the differences among various economic theories; 2) expressing ones opinions and points of view on a variety of economic concepts.
Conoscenza dei concetti base di economia e filosofia.
The course is organized as follows:
1) Ancient economic thought;
2) Pre-classical economic thought;
3) Classical economic thought;
4) Neoclassical economic thought;
5) The Institutional school;
6) Keynesian Economics;
7) Contemporary developments
Gianni Vaggi, Peter Groenewegen, "A Concise History of Economic Thought: From Mercantilism to Monetarism", Palgrave, 2002

Instructor's notes and handouts.
At the end of the course a written exam will take place; the student will be asked to respond to some questions concerning the economists discussed during the course.
Frontal lessons (lecture).
English
written

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: 03/07/2020