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The students know the most important schools of economic thought, their represents and their standpoints. They can comprehend the development of these economical schools in the historical context and use their lessons for economical analysis.

Based on the classification by Chang (2014), the 9 most important economic schools of thought will be discussed:

Austrian, Behaviouralist, Classical, Developmentalist, Institutionalist, Keynesian, Marxist, Neoclassical and Schumpeterian. Formation, represents and standpoints, but also weaknesses will be examined.

More, heterodox schools of thought well be covered.

Input, research, presentations, discussion

Presentation, seminar work, discussion

Chang, Ha-Joon (2014): Economics. The User´s Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing

Roncaglio, A.(2005): The Wealth of Idea. The history of economic thought. Cambridge University Press

Hodgson, G. M. (2002): How economics forgot history. Routledge

Samuels et. al. (2003): A Companion to the History of Economic Thought. Blackwell Publishing