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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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals

The aim of the course is to explain the relationship between philosophy and economics and to understand the evolution of economics as a science.

Expected learning outcomes

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.

Pre-requirements

Conoscenza dei concetti base di economia e filosofia.

Contents

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

Referral texts

Gianni Vaggi, Peter Groenewegen, "A Concise History of Economic Thought: From Mercantilism to Monetarism", Palgrave, 2002

Instructor's notes and handouts.

Assessment methods

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.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons (lecture).

Teaching language

English

Type of exam

written

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: 03/07/2020