(in Polish) Historia i metodologia ekonomii 2400-M1ABHME
1. History, Philosophy, and Methodology of Economics – Introduction; economics as a science; two dimensions of analysis: the development of methods (and models) and the development of economic ideas (and theories). Benefits of studying the history and methodology of economics.
2. The Beginnings of Economic Thought – the “search” for economics within general philosophical reflection; the first economic systems, including physiocratism and mercantilism.
3. Classical Economics – A. Smith, T. Malthus, D. Ricardo, and J.S. Mill.
4. K. Marx and the Critique of Classical Economics, utopian socialism.
5. The Beginnings of Neoclassical Economics – the subjective-marginalist revolution; L. Walras’s general equilibrium model; A. Marshall’s reflections on economics, including economic laws, and the relation of micro- to macroeconomics.
6. Critiques of Neoclassical Economics – M. Weber and the problem of value judgments; T.B. Veblen and evolutionary economics.
7. Macroeconomic Analysis – J.M. Keynes, M. Friedman.
8. The Economics of Entrepreneurship and the Firm – J. Schumpeter; the economics of information, F. Hayek.
9. Selected Concepts in the Philosophy of Science – including the views of Kuhn, Popper, and Lakatos; ethical systems.
10. Methods of Explanation in Economics – correlation vs. causation; relations in the theory–model–empirics triad; the problem of unrealistic assumptions in economic models; criteria for comparing theories.
11. Measurement, Experiments, Mechanisms, Evidence-Based Policy.
12. The Ethical Limits of the Market, or what money cannot buy.
13. Selected Theories of the Firm from a Methodological Perspective.
Szacunkowy nakład pracy studenta: 4ECTS x 25h = 100h
(K) - godziny kontaktowe (S) - godziny pracy samodzielnej
wykład (zajęcia): 25h (K) 0h (S)
ćwiczenia (zajęcia): 0h (K) 0h (S)
egzamin: 2h (K) 0h (S)
konsultacje: 3h (K) 0h (S)
przygotowanie do ćwiczeń: 0h (K) 30h (S)
przygotowanie do wykładów: 0h (K) 0h (S)
przygotowanie do kolokwium: 0h (K) 0h (S)
przygotowanie do egzaminu: 0h (K) 20h (S)
aktywności dodatkowe: 0h (K) 20h (S)
Razem: 30h (K) + 70h (S) = 100h
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
The student understands the context in which economic theories were formulated, which they learn, among other things, in microeconomics and macroeconomics classes.
The student understands the historical development of economic ideas and the importance of context in the development of economic theory.
The student is familiar with the most important economic systems, including mercantilism, physiocratism, classical and neoclassical economics. The student understands the causes of the most important theoretical changes in economics (including the subjective-marginalist revolution and the Keynesian revolution).
The student understands basic methodological issues in economics.
Skills:
The student acquires the ability to work with texts, search for and organize knowledge and information, analyze and interpret data.
The student is able to conduct a comparative analysis of selected economic theories, taking into account the context of their development, and describe them from a methodological perspective.
The student is able to formulate research hypotheses, select appropriate methods for the research problems being analyzed, and recognize the limitations of economic theories, models, and methods.
Social Competencies:
Students can independently search for information in the literature. Students can search for data and process it appropriately. Students can independently formulate a research problem.
Students can organize a research team and plan the work within that team. They can search for and analyze information.
Assessment criteria
The final grade consists of three elements - exam (70%), presentation (20%) and in-class activity (10%)
Bibliography
H. Landreth i D.C. Colander, Historia myśli ekonomicznej. Warszawa, Wyd. Naukowe PWN, 1998 i wyd. późniejsze.
M. Blaug, Metodologia ekonomii, Warszawa, PWN, 1982 i wyd. późniejsze.
J. Reiss, Philosophy of economics. A contemporary introduction, London, Routledge.
and lit. given during the course
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