History of Economic Thought

Z Kuchařka studia na IES FSV UK

1. Explain the development of an early preclassical economic thought: Greek thought and Scholasticism: characteristic features, historical circumstances, major ideas, authors.
2. Mercantilism: historical circumstances, characteristic features, two stages, major ideas, authors.
3. Classical economic thought - formative period / natural law philosophers, W. Petty, physiocrats: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
4. Classical political economy: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
5. Classical political economy - Adam Smith and his role in the development of the classical political economy: major theoretical concepts.
6. Classical political economy - David Ricardo and his role in the development of the classical political economy: major theoretical concepts.
7. Classical political economy - Robert Malthus and his role in the development of the classical political economy: major theoretical concepts.
8. Classical political economy - John Stuart Mill and Nassau William Senior and their role in the development of the classical political economy: major theoretical concepts.
9. Classical political economy - Jean Baptist Say and his role in the development of the classical political economy: major theoretical concepts.
10. Utopian socialism: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
11. Marxian socialism - Marxian political economy: historical circumstances, characteristic features, methodological approach, major ideas
12. German historical school: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
13. Marginal revolution: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
14. Major precursors of neoclassical economics: major authors and their theoretical concepts.
15. Austrian school: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
16. Neoaustrian school: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
17. Neoclassical economics - Cambridge School: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
18. Neoclassical economics - Alfred Marshall and his role in the development of neoclassical economics: major theoretical concepts.
19. Neoclassical economics - Arthur Cecil Pigou and his role in the development of neoclassical economics: major theoretical concepts.
20. Neoclassical economics - Lausanne School: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
21. Neoclassical economics - Léon Walras and his role in the development of neoclassical economics: major theoretical concepts.
22. Neoclassical economics - Vilfredo Pareto and his role in the development of neoclassical economics: major theoretical concepts.
23. American marginalists - John B. Clark and Irving Fisher: major theoretical concepts.
24. Swedish marginalists - Knut Wicksell and Gustav Cassel: major theoretical concepts.
25. American institutionalism: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
26. American institutionalism - Thorstein Veblen and his role in the development of American institutionalism: major ideas.
27. American institutionalism - John Rogers Commons and his role in the development of American institutionalism: major ideas.
28. New Institutional economics: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
29. John Maynard Keynes and his role in the development of Keynesian macroeconomics.
30. Neokeynesian macroeconomics (neoclassical synthesis): historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
31. New Keynesian economics: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
32. Postkeynesian economics: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
33. Neoclassical revival after the Second World War : historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
34. Monetarism: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.
35. Monetarism: Milton Friedman and his role in the development of monetarism: major ideas.
36. Rational Expectations School: historical circumstances, characteristic features, major ideas, authors.