Currículo

History of Economic Thought HET-DHES

Contextos

ECTS

10.0 (para cálculo da média)

Objectivos

1. To understand the main theories and debates in economics, from the point of view of the texts, the authors and their debates. 2. To prepare the students to read the scientific journals, to prepare a paper and to define a proper investigation. 3. To understand the contours of the contemporary theories and the methods in economics, including experiments, behavioral finance, games and economic psychology. 4. As this is a masters course, it aims at preparing the students to write their dissertation and to include in their research a reference to the essential authors in contemporary economics.

Programa

1. Introduction to methods in economics. A brief description of the frontiers in economics; 2. The main authors (classical and neoclassical economics, Keynes); 3. Economics from 1950 until now

Método de Avaliação

The students may choose either a final exam and a combination of a short essay, as a paper to be submitted to a scientific journal, and the exam (50% each). The students will make a presentation of a selected topic of the course that most contribute to the design of the dissertation project.

Carga Horária

Bibliografia

Principal

• Manual de Economia Política, caps. 3, 4, 5 8, 9, 10: F. Louçã e M. Mortágua 2022
• The Penguin History of Economics: Roger Backhouse 2002
• The Years of High Econometrics: F. Louçã 2007

Secundária

Disciplinas de Execução

2024/2025 - 1 Semestre

2023/2024 - 1 Semestre