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16287
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(30H)
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| Scientific area |
Economics
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Entry requirements |
No applied.
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Mode of delivery |
The learning process combines lectures and debate-oriented sessions based on assigned readings, with independent study, individually or in group.
Students will be required to attend the scheduled lectures and debate-oriented sessions. Readings should be completed before class. Everyone will be expected to be prepared to actively participate in the discussion and to answer questions about the readings or lectures.
The learning process is supported by e-learning activities and online resources, as well as a close contact with instructor.
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Learning outcomes |
1. Understand the importance of the study of the History of Economic Thought and the economic problem as a distinct object of study and its methods;
2. Understand the emergence and the evolution of alternative schools of economic thought, in particular classical, marginalist, neo-classical and Keynesian perspectives;
3. Discuss the relationships between economic thought and current societal challenges, confronting the premises and the arguments of alternative theories;
5. Demonstrate capacity to problematize, produce well-informed arguments and critical thinking;
6. Work independently and cooperatively, demonstrating initiative, self-organization and time-management;
7. Communicate effectively both in written and speaking.
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Syllabus |
I – Introduction: Why Study History of Economic Thought?
II – History of Economic Thought: From Classical Antiquity to Keynes
2.1 Pre-Classical Economic Thought
2.2 Classical Political Economy
2.3 Marginalism and Neoclassical Economics
2.4 Historical Schools and Institutionalism
2.5 Keynes and Classical Economics
2.6 After Keynes: New Developments in Macroeconomics
III – Controversial Issues in Historical Perspective
3.1 Is Economics a Moral Science?
3.2 Mathematisation of Economics: Developments and limitations
3.3 State and Public Finance in Historical Perspective
3.4 Environmental Economics in Historical Perspective
3.5 Inequality in Historical Perspective
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Main Bibliography |
Compulsory reading
SANDELIN, TRAUTWEIN and WUNDRAK, 2015. A Short History of Economic Thought, 3 ed., Routledge.
DUPONT, Brandon, 2017. The History of Economic Ideas: Economic Thought in Contemporary Context, Routledge.
Complementary readings
BACKHOUSE, Roger. 2002. The Penguin History of Economics, London, Penguin Books. DGE Library (EG-5.3.1/14): Prologue: 1-8 and Chapters: 4-14.
HEILBRONER, Robert (1999). The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers, 7th edition. New York: Simon and Schuster (first edition 1953).
A reading list of texts announced in the course scheduling and description made available on Moodle.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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