History of economic thought: facts about subject

Petr Wawosz

Some useful information about subject

Literature

• Sandmo, Agnar 2011. Economics Evolving: a History of Economic Thought. Princeton University Press.

• Taylor, Overton H. 2011. A History Of Economic Thought . Literary Licensing.

• Other books are on IS in „Study materials“.

Abbreviation

• ETH = Economic Theories Development• HET = History of Economic Thought

• Both titles mean the same subject! The term „HET“ is used more often (in English).

Web sites

• http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/ (for finding the site: „Archive for the History of Economic Thought“)

• http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/teaching/Online%20Text%20and%20Notes/History%20of%20Economic%20Thought (for finding the site: „Online Text and Notes in History of Economic Thought“)

• http://web1.boisestate.edu/econ/lreynol/web/Het.htm (for finding the site: „History of Economic Thought by by R. Larry Reynolds“ or „online economics textbooks“)

• http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3045000336.html (for finding the site: „International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences“ and „economic thought“).

Other sources

• www.econlib.org• http://eh.net• http://www.economicthought.net• www.mises.org• http://economistsview.typepad.com/

economics493/• http://frank.mtsu.edu/~eaeff/566/hoth.htm

Finishing of the course:

• The course is finished by exam.• The condition of passing exam is to write essay about some

economist or economic school. (5-7 pages, word, times roman 12, row: „simple“ = 1).

• You write me the topic of the essay I approve it.• You submit the essay. I read it (and my be return for

rewriting). When I will be satisfied we meet and we will discuss the topic.

• Essay is not review! Do not only copy form Wikipedia! You should work with more sources, you have to cite them and mention the source in the literature!

How to submit essay

• http://is.vsfs.cz, you have to log in.• Student• Study materials (term „winter 2012)• Homework vaults you can access.• Box_Petr_Wawrosz.• Load your essay to the Box. Use icon for the loading.

• Do not send me essay to my e-mail I will delete it!!!

Details to the essay• Your hypothesis should:• 1. relate the economist/school (further only „school“)to the reasons for the emergence of

the school, or• 2. relate the role of the school to the development of mainstream economics, or• 3. relate the importance of the school to a particular period of history, or• 4. identify the role of events in shaping the nature of the school, etc.• The body of the paper should include:• 1. the important elements of the school,• 2. its ideological position,• 3. the forces that contributed to its development (or demise),• 4. the major contributors to the school or relations of economist with schools (if you write

about an economist the connection of the economist with other economist and researchers, how the person affected them)

• 5. the major tenets of the school,• 6. major detractors,• 7. policy recommendations• 8. and other elements you feel are important to understanding the nature of the school.

Contact:

• E-mail: petr.wawosz@centrum.cz • Office hours (October till end of December):

Monday: 13.15-13.45, Prague, Estonska, E324Tuesday: 12.15-12.45, MostWednesday: 12.15-12.45, Prague, Vltavska, S15.