ECON 308 History of Economic Thought

3 Credit(s)

AA discussion of the rise and development of systematic economic thought. Both orthodox and heterodox economic ideas are studied in light of the social and historical context in which they developed. The course covers the origins of mercantilist thought, the physiocrats, classical political economy through Marx, neoclassical economics, the marginalist school, and the advent of macroeconomics.

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: ECON 101 and 102.