HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT

Academic year
2023/2024 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
Course code
LT9003 (AF:365294 AR:251732)
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
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
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 04/04/2023