ECON 323 - Hist of Econ Thought

Institution:

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Economics

Description:

Surveys economic theories propounded in the past and their effect on present-day economic thinking, business and political systems. Topics include the Classical school - Adam Smith, Ricardo, J.S. Mill, Malthus, among others; the challenges to the Classical School - Marx, Marginalists, and key figures in the Neoclassical school - Marshall and Walras; the early 20-th century Keynesian economics and the Monetarist model of Milton Friedman, and the 1970's models by Robert Lucas and Thomas Sargent.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.commonwealthu.edu/

Phone Number:

(570) 389-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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