| Course Unit Code | 114-0312/05 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 4 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| KUL20 | prof. Ing. Lumír Kulhánek, CSc. |
| SPA60 | Ing. Lenka Spáčilová, Ph.D. |
| MAH11 | prof. Ing. Martin Macháček, Ph.D. et Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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The course introduces students to the development of the main directions and
particular schools of economic thinking. It compares theoretical approaches to
the chosen economic issues within the framework of various conceptions of
economic theory. Futhermore, it provides an insight into the development of
ideas concerning the history of economic thinking. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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- outline the development of economic thinking from ancient era to the preset
- argue and assess the contribution of the particular economic ideas to development of economics
-recognise and formulate the distinctions between the Neoclassical School and the Keynesian School
- conclude the consequences of crisis of the Keynesian theory in seventies of twenty
- formulate the basic differences of nonmainstream economic theories
- identify the characteristics of the Czech economic thought
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| Course Contents |
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1. Ancient economic thought. Scholastics.
2. Mercantilism.
3. Physiocratism.
4. Classical School of Political Economy. A. Smith. D. Ricardo. J. S. Mill.
5. Neoclassical Economics. Cambridge School.
6. Neoclassical Economics. Lausanne School.
7. Theory of Imperfect and Monopolistic Competition.
8. Stockholm School of Economics.
9. Theory of John Maynard Keynes.
10. Neo-Keynesian Theory. Post-Keynesian Theory. New Keynesian Theory.
11. Monetarism.
12. Supply-side economics. New Classical Economics.
13. German Historical School. Institucionalism.
14. Czech Economic Thought.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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1. EKELUND JR., Robert B. and Robert F. HÉBERT. A History of Economic Theory and Method. 6th ed. Waveland Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1478606383.
2. HOLMAN, Robert. Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. 4. vyd. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2017. ISBN 978 -80-7400-641-8.
3. SOJKA, Milan. Dějiny ekonomických teorií. Praha: Havlíček Brain Team, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87109-21-2.
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1. EKELUND JR., Robert B. and Robert F. HÉBERT. A History of Economic Theory and Method. 6th ed. Waveland Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1478606383.
2. HOLMAN, Robert. Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. 4. vyd. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2017. ISBN 978 -80-7400-641-8.
3. SOJKA, Milan. Dějiny ekonomických teorií. Praha: Havlíček Brain Team, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87109-21-2.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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1. SIRŮČEK, Pavel. Průvodce dějinami standardních ekonomických teorií. 2. vyd. Slaný: Melandrium, 2003. ISBN 80-86175-35-9.
2. VENCOVSKÝ, František. Dějiny českého ekonomického myšlení do r. 1948. Brno: Nadace Universitas Masarykiana, 1997. ISBN 80-210-1624-8.
3. WHITE, Lawrence H. The Clash of Economic Ideas: The Great Policy Debates and Experiments of the Last Hundred Years. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1107621336.
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1. SIRŮČEK, Pavel. Průvodce dějinami standardních ekonomických teorií. 2. vyd. Slaný: Melandrium, 2003. ISBN 80-86175-35-9.
2. VENCOVSKÝ, František. Dějiny českého ekonomického myšlení do r. 1948. Brno: Nadace Universitas Masarykiana, 1997. ISBN 80-210-1624-8.
3. WHITE, Lawrence H. The Clash of Economic Ideas: The Great Policy Debates and Experiments of the Last Hundred Years. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1107621336.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Examination | Examination | 100 | 51 |