Course title | Development of Economic Theories |
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Course code | UEV/PVET |
Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
Level of course | Master |
Year of study | 2 |
Semester | Summer |
Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
Language of instruction | Czech |
Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
Work placements | This is not an internship |
Recommended optional programme components | None |
Lecturer(s) |
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Course content |
Attributes of economics as a science. Interconnection of economic thinking with philosophy and ethics. Mercantilists, natural law philosophers, physiocrats. Classic political economics and Adam Smith's work. Great schism and marginal revolution. Schools grown from marginal revolution. Austrian school. American institutionalism and new institutional economics. John Maynard Keynes and Keynesianism. Further development of Keynesianism. Schools of anti-Keynesian revolution. "Chicago School" and its representatives. School of public choice. Actual situation and problems of contemporary standard economics.
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Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities |
Learning outcomes |
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with complex overview of genesis and development of particular economic schools on the basis of understanding period socioeconomic circumstances of genesis, decline or modification of particular economic theories.
Students will understand causes of genesis, eventually decline, development and content of the key theories of economic directions or schools, furthermore, they will be able to compare alternative theories with the theory of "mainstream" economic thinking and understand methodological differences, its causes and reflex in the economic-political practice. |
Prerequisites |
unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria |
Written examination, Student performance assessment
The condition for granting the examination is passing the written test. |
Recommended literature |
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Study plans that include the course |
Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Economics of Public Sector (2013) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Economics and Enterprise Management (2014) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Economics and Enterprise Management (2013) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Regional Development (2013) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Regional Development (2013) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Regional Development (2014) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Economics of Public Sector (2016) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Economics of Public Sector (2014) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Regional Development (2014) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Economics and Enterprise Management (2015) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |