Introduction to Economic Thought

Code Cours
2021-FGES-ECON-FR-1001
Language of instruction
French, English
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
Pauline SZEZOT-HUCHETTE, Constantin Napoleon

Présentation

Prerequisite
This is a beginning course; thus there are no particular prerequisites.
Goal
This course offers a first take on economic sciences. First It presents the field of economic analysis as well as the common method of discipline (Chapter 1) at which point, students will have to integrate the importance of theoretical background. Next, the course presents the main evolutionary stages of economic thought (Chapter Two). The basics are thus established to facilitate comprehension of the general principles of political economics. It will consequently act as an application of the proposed method analysis by the economic sciences to the concrete economic situations (Chapter Three).
Presentation
Key-Words: economic sciences, political economics, economic policy, science, theoretical background, state intervention, liberalism, structure, conjoncture, economic equilibrium

Modalités

Forms of instruction

Les étudiants seront évalués par un devoir surveillé (30% de la moyenne) et un examen final (70%).

Evaluation

Ressources

Bibliography

<i>Economie politique</i>, G. Abraham-Frois, Economica, 2001, 7e édition|| <i>Introduction à l’ économie politique,</i> F. Serageldine, Delachaux et Niestlé, 2001,3e édition|| <i>Principes d’économie politique</i>, A. Heertje, P. Barthélémy, P. Pieretti, De Boeck université|| <i>Economie politique</i>, B. Jurion, De Boeck université|| <i>Principes de l’économie</i>, G. Mankiw, Economica, 1998|||| <i>Economix</i> (une histoire de l’économie en BD), 2017, M. Goodwin, D.E. Burr, Edition Les Arênes|||| <i>Capitalisme</i>, Série documentaire en 6 épisodes – Arte|| https://info.arte.tv/fr/la-serie-documentaire-capitalisme||||