History of Economic Thought - Faculdade de Economia e Gestão

Syllabus [Bibliography]1. IntroductionPART I – Preclassical Economics2. Ancient and Medieval Economic Thought3. Mercantilism and PhisiocracyPART II Classical Economics and its critics4. Adam Smith5. David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus6. Jeremy Bentham, Jean-Baptiste Say and Nassau Senior7. John Stuart Mill and the decline of Classical Economics8. Karl Marx and his critique to Classical EconomicsPART III Neoclassical Economics and its critics.9. Jevons, Menger and Walras and the emergence of Marginal Analysis10. The transiction to the Neoclassical Economics11. Alfred Marshal and the Neoclassical Economics12. Walras and the General Equilibrium Theory13. The Institutionalist and Historicist Critiques14. The Austrian Critique and the Debate on Economic SystemsPART IV – Modern Economics and its Critics15. Developments in Microeconomics16. Developments in Macroeconomics17. Developments in Econometrics and Empirical Methods for Economics18. Developments in Heterodox Economic ThoughtEach lecture topic will be discussed during workshops. You can find information regarding mainbibliography, which is described in detail in Mandatory bibliography.History of Economic Thought 11/04/2012 2/6

Mandatory bibliographyLANDRETH, Harry; COLANDER, David (2002). History of Economic Thought. 4th Edition. HougthonMifflin.SANDELIN, Bo; TRAUTWEIN, Hans; WUNDRAK, Richard (2008). A Short History of Economic Thought.2nd Edition. Routledge.HOLLIS, Martin (2008). The Philosophy of Social Science: an introduction. Revised and Updated. CambridgeUniversity Press.BACKHOUSE, Richard E. (2002). The Penguin History of Economics. Penguin Books.LAWSON, Tony (1997). Economics and Reality. RoutledgeMandatory bibliographyOther bibliographyBEAUD, M.; DOSTELER, G. (2000) O Pensamento Económico de Keynes aos Nossos Dias: Súmula Históricae Dicionário dos Principais Autores. Edições Afrontamento.BLAUG, Mark (1989). História do Pensamento Económico. Publicações Dom Quixote.DENIS, Henri (1993). História do Pensamento Económico. Livros Horizonte.EKELUND, Robert B. (1990). A History of Economic Theory and Method. Mcgraw-Hilll.MARTINEZ-ECHEVARRIA, Miguel A. (1983). Evolución del Pensamiento Económico. Espasa Clape.SCHUMPETER, Joseph A. (1994). History of Economic Analysis. Routledge.SAMUELS, W.J., BIDDLE, J.E. and DAVIS, J.B. (2003) (eds.) A Companion to the History of EconomicThought. Blackwell.THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT WEBSITEhttp://cepa.newschool.edu/het/Pensamento Económicohttp://www.pensamentoeconomico.ecn.br/McMaster University Archive for the History of Economic Thoughthttp://socserv.mcmaster.ca/econ/ugcm/3ll3/History of Economic Thoughthttp://phoenix.liunet.edu/~uroy/eco54/histlist/hist.htmlOther bibliographyHistory of Economic Thought 11/04/2012 3/6

AssessmentIt is applied the General Regime of Assessment of the “Faculdade de Economia e Gestão”. All students areadvised to submit to the continuous assessment regime, whose conditions for the present course are presentedhere after. In each academic year, students have at their disposal two opportunities for getting approved: (1)continuous assessment; (2) final exam in the appeal season. The access to the appeal season exam is limited toa maximum of 24 ECTS per academic year.a. Continuous assessment1º - Midterm Test I2º - Midterm Test II3º - Research Work (team)4º - Research Essay (individual)Assiduity andclassparticipation1º 2º 3º 4º% + 20% + 20% + 20% + 20% + %NOTE: The sum of all elements must be equal to 100%To obtain approval through the continuous assessment scheme, the gradeon the Comprehensive Exam must be above or equal to 7,5.ContinuousAssessment(CA)ComprehensiveExam (CE)The Faculty’s Evaluation Rules for calculating final course grades allowthe student to take into account the grade obtained in the ComprehensiveExam if higher than the continuous assessment result, and if the averageclassification in the continuous evaluation is above or equal to 8,5.60% 40%b. ReseatFinal Exam(FE)Final Grade100%The Access to the Appeal Final Exam is limited. Students might choose to submit to a maximum of 24 ECTSper academic year. In this appeal season the continuous assessment elements are not considered.History of Economic Thought 11/04/2012 4/6

Academic calendar Insert course nameLecture 1Item 1Lecture 2Item 2Lecture 3Item 3Lecture 4ItemWorkshop 5Item 5 and 6Main dates:Workshop 1item 1Workshop 2Item 2Workshop 3Item 3Workshop 4Item 4Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5Lecture 5Item 7 and 8Lecture 6Item 9 and 10Lecture 7Item 10 and 11Workshop 9Item 12Workshop 6Workshop 7Workshop 8Midterm test IItem 9 and 10Item 10 and 11Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9Midterm test IWorshop 6Midterm test IIWorkshop 12Research work (team)workshps 13 and 14Research essay (individual)Last WorshopDescribe type of assessmentInsert dateDescribe type of assessmentInsert dateLecture 8Item 13 and 14Lecture 9Item 15 and 16Lecture 10Item 17 and 18Workshop 13PresentationsWorkshop 14PresentationsEssay/Assignment/ReportInsert dateWorkshop 10Workshop 11Workshop 12Item 13 and 14Item 15 and 16Midterm test IIWeek 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14Comprehensive ExamFinal Exam (Appeal)This table provides an integrated view of the semester: main topics and assessment. Lecturer can request from students other kinds of assessment.History of Economic Thought 11/04/2012 5/6

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