Course objectives

This course will offer an overview of the evolution of economic doctrines over time. As such, the focus will be on the development of economic theory, models, and methodology over time, rather than the personal history  individual economists or schools of thought. This course is built on the belief that understanding the development of economic doctrine can inform one's own grasp of economics today as providing a foundation for a progressive research program in theoretical and applied social science.

Readings

Topics

Grading

The course grade will be a weighted average of 1) weekly quizzes based on the content of the assigned readings (20%); 2) two homework sets (30%); 3) a midterm exam (25%); and a final exam (25%).