Methodology of Economic Science

Methodology of Economic Science
114-0315/01
čeština Methodology of Economic Science
114-0315/02
čeština

Summary

The course is focused on the consolidation of knowledge gained in economics with a deeper understanding of logic and structure of ideological statements. It is therefore to ensure that students understand how representatives of individual schools of economic thought reached the conclusions presented in a simplified form in economics textbooks.

Literature

1. Blaug, M.: The Methodology of Economics: Or, How Economists Explain. 2nd edition. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 1992.
2. Caldwell, B. J.: Beyond Positivism: Economic Methodology in the Twentieth Century. London, Routledge 1994.

Advised literature

1. Boland, L. A.: Critical Economic Methodology. A Personal Odyssey. London, Routledge 1997.
2. Hands, W. D.: Reflection without Rules: Economic Methodology and Contemporary Science Theory. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 2001.

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Language of instruction	čeština, čeština
Code	114-0315
Abbreviation	MEV
Course title	Methodology of Economic Science
Coordinating department	Department of Economics
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Martin Macháček, Ph.D. et Ph.D.