VSFS:B_VET Economic Theories Development - Course Information
B_VET Economic Theories Development
University of Finance and AdministrationWinter 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Ing. Petr Wawrosz, Ph.D.
Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Bc. Kamila Procházková - Prerequisites
- Microeconomics I, Macroeconomics I
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to complete the knowledge from the basic courses of economics (micro- and macroeconomics), in concrete terms the historical context of the development of economics. After finishing the course the students: 1. Will be able to understand the conditions for individual theoretical schools’ formation and their interconnection. 2. Will be able to explain the contribution of individual schools of economic thought. 3. Will be able to orientate in key persons of economics and their main works.
- Learning outcomes
- Completing of the knowledge from the basic courses of economics (micro- and macroeconomics), in concrete terms the historical context of the development of economics.
- Syllabus
- 1. Ancient and mediaveal philosophy, mercantilism and cameralism. 2. Predecessors of classics, physiocratism. 3. Classical political economy (A. Smith, D. Ricardo, the completion of the system). 4. German historical school, Freiburg school. 5. K. Marx and marxism, socialist theories (utopian socialism). 6. Austrian and Neo-austrian schools. J. A. Schumpeter. 7. Neoclassical economics (Lausanne and Cambridge schools, USA). 8. Institutionalism (T. Veblen) and new institutionalism (R. H. Coase). 9. Keynesianism, Keynes, neo-keynesianism, (J. R. Hicks and others). 10. Post-keynesianism, new keynesianism. 11. Chicago school (M. Friedman), new classical economists, supply-side economics, theory of public choice. 12. Czech economic thought (K. Engliš, J. Macek and others).
- Literature
- required literature
- texty "Výklad" ve studijní opoře – naleznete v IS: Informace o předmětu VET → Studijní materiály → Studijní opora (téma 1 - 8)
- Sojka, M.: Dějiny ekonomických teorií. Praha : Havlíček Brain Team 2010 (vybrané kapitoly - uvedeno u jednotlivých témat)
- Chronologická a souvztažnostní tabulka (autor Ing. Tomáš Teplík, CSc.) – naleznete v IS: Informace o předmětu VET → Studijní materiály → Studijní opora → Informace ke studiu předmětu → Studijní literatura
- recommended literature
- Sojka, M. - Kadeřábková, B.: Stručné dějiny ekonomických teorií. Praha : VŠFS – Eupress 2004.
- not specified
- www.vsfs.cz/knihovna
- www.knihovna.vsfs.cz/info/volne_eiz.html
- IS VŠFS → osobní administrativa → ProQuest
- Buchholz, T. G.: Živé myšlenky mrtvých ekonomů. Praha : Victoria Publishing 1993.
- Kvasničková, A. a kol.: Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. Praha : Rego 1999.
- Lisý, J. a kol.: Dejiny ekonomických teórií. Bratislava : Iura Edition 2003.
- Pressman, S.: Encyklopedie nejvýznamnějších ekonomů. Brno : Barrister a Principal 2005.
- Sojka, M.: Kdo byl kdo. Světoví a čeští ekonomové. Praha : Libri 2002.
- Vencovský, F.: Dějiny českého ekonomického myšlení do r. 1948. Brno : Nadace Universitas Masarykiana et al. 1997.
- Volejníková, J.: Moderní kompendium ekonomických teorií. Praha : Profess Consulting 2005.
- Helísek, M.: Využití původních pramenů ve výuce makroekonomie. Politická ekonomie, IL, 2001, č. 5, s. 735 - 742. ISSN 0032-3233.
- Holman, R. a kol.: Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. 3. vydání, C. H. Beck: Praha 2005
- Sirůček, P.: Průvodce dějinami standardních ekonomických teorií. 2. vydání, Slaný: Melandrium 2003
- Teaching methods
- The course consists of lectures in full-time studies and controlled group consultations in part-time studies. The scope of compulsory participation in education: Minimum mandatory participation in the controlled group consultations in part-time studies 50%. Students who fail to meet the mandatory scope of participation can be entered during the semester of additional study tasks (to the extent that allows to demonstrate the learning outcomes and acquired competencies necessary for successful completion of the subject).
- Assessment methods
- Completion: The subject is completed with an exam. The exam is oral with written preparation. Completion is the same for full-time and part-time studies. List of test circuits to see the following information on the subject: Study Materials → Study support → chapter "Final block". This subject is a part of state examination of "Economics I".
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin KS/semestr.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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