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040032 UK A History of Economic Ideas: A guided reading (BA) (2015W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 06.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 07.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 13.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 14.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 20.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 21.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 27.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 28.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 03.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 04.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 10.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 11.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 17.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 18.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 24.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 25.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 01.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 02.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Wednesday 09.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 15.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 16.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 12.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 13.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 19.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 20.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone
  • Tuesday 26.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 27.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Studierzone

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

'microeconomic' problems discussed by classical authors, by Marxis authors, by authors of the German Gebrauchswertschule, by authors of the 'Marginal Revolution', and by Neoclassical authors such as: explanation of exchange and relative prices, comparative costs, poduction, income distribution.
'macroeconomic' problems discussed by authors of the classical and neo-classical school; Say's Law, Classical-neoclassical model, Keynes critique of Says law, Keynes' revolution, Keynsianism, Neoclassical Synthesis, Monetarism.

Assessment and permitted materials

quality of talk; written answers to questions; contributions to discussions in class.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the wide ranging problems and controversies in the history of economic ideas. Although this course is an introduction to the history of economic ideas it is mainly analytic and aims at providing an understanding of how problem situations, problems and tentative solutions have developed in the history of economic ideas. Diligent students will learn to make sense of and evaluate the historical background, achievements, main criticism and later developments of those controversies which implicitly still cover much ground in temporary discussions. Issues regarding scientific progress such as the problem solving capacity of economic theories will be discussed as well.

Examination topics

Teaching consists in one unbroken 90-minute meeting. Students are required to prepare texts for each meeting on the basis of questions distriibuted in advance. and to contribute in a lively manner to discussions at all classes. The questions distributed in advance have to be answered in writing and have to be handed in advance of the meetings in question. In order to start discussions students are required to prepare one very brief talk on the basis of their written answers

Reading list

selected chapters from
REIß Winfried, Mikroökonomische Literatur, Oldenbourg 2007
G. ACKLEY, Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy, New York, 1978/79
M. BLAUG, Economic Theory in Retrospect, Cambridge 1978 (und spätere Auflagen)
specific texts to be prepared will be announced in due course

Association in the course directory

Als Guided Reading für Zeitgeschichte im BA Geschichte (4 ECTS) bzw. in BA 2011 und LA: Guided Reading für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (4 ECTS)

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