History of Economic Theories

LECGE1217  2016-2017  Louvain-la-Neuve

History of Economic Theories
5.0 credits
30.0 h
2q

Teacher(s)
Pensieroso Luca ;
Language
Anglais
Main themes
The course will examine: - the link between economic theory and liberalism - Marx's place in the history of economic theories - the relevance of the concept of scientific revolution - the mathematisation of the economy
Aims

This course on the History of Economic Theories has two objectives. On the one hand, it aims to give students a view of how economic theories have developed, from the birth of Political Economics up to modern times. This should enable students to situate what they have learnt in their foundation courses within a broader framework and to relate it to the questions put by economists from previous generations. This historical approach will also provide an occasion for students to reflect critically on Economic Science, its objectives, methods, etc. They will have, for example, to investigate whether criticisms of economic methods, which tend to criticize its high degree of abstraction and mathematisation, are relevant.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Bibliography

R. Heilbroner, The Worldy Philosophers, 7th edition, Touchstone, New York, 1999.

A. Roncaglia, The Wealth of Ideas, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2005.

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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Program title
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Minor in Economics
5
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Minor in Economics (open)
5
-

Bachelor in Economics and Management