The Course History of Economic Thought – Introduction
What this course is not • A theory course • A catalog of names and dates • A debate (some questions have no easy answers!) !) • A forum for discussing how you feel about the world • A survey of moral issues or right/wrong
Historical Background • All economic theory arose in an historical context – usually answers some relevant question at the time – Keynes would have been far less interesting in 1926 than in 1936
• Social and political environment is important • How much development of theory is in response to environment versus a part of the ongoing search for knowledge?
• Evolution of Western economic thought, mostly from 1500 onwards – More emphasis on modern theory than is typical
• Study Study development of theory, in addition to development of theory in addition to context in which theory arose
How is this course different? • Readings are important (particularly source readings) • Class discussion is important • More critical • No problem sets • Exams: take‐home, essay format • No fixed curve • You will not agree with everything that is said (I certainly don’t)
Major Tenets of School • Class is roughly sorted into schools of economic thought • Sometimes necessary to make broad generalizations even if every member of the generalizations, even if every member of the school does not agree completely
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Whom did school benefit or seek to benefit? • To be popularized, a system of ideas must fit the needs of some element of society • Often left wing vs. right wing
Which tenets of the school became lasting contributions? • What parts of the theory have become accepted in mainstream economics?
How was the school valid, useful or correct in its time? • Avoid being judgmental about mistakes made by earlier thinkers – Concepts relevant in the past may not be relevant today but are still useful to study in context today, but are still useful to study in context – Concepts that are widely applicable today are often irrelevant to past times
Who cares? • Understanding the development of theory enhances understanding of contemporary economic theory – Understanding mistakes is useful! Understanding mistakes is useful!
• Good check on irresponsible generalizations • Perspective on and understanding of the past • What questions are still open?
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