Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Economic Challenges
Course Number:
E_EBE1_EC
Course Description:
Economic theories do not come out of thin air. Crucial for this course is the insight that economists, both in the present and in the past, respond to the social, political and economic circumstances of their time. Their theories and policy proposals are not always in agreement with each other, which gives rise to the emergence of different paradigms and competing schools of thought. Studying the development of economic thought in its historical context is an excellent way to appreciate the richness of economics as a scientific tradition. Each lecture starts with the discussion of an important period in economic history, starting from classical antiquity up to modern times. Each lecture ends with the discussion of a current 'economic challenge'. The following topics will be discussed: climate change, markets and morality, Brexit, limits on growth, aging, sweatshops, market failure, influence of advertising, the Euro crisis, Covid-19 pandemic, robotisation, nuclear threat.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ECON 3--
Attachment Files:
Studyguide (15)_4.pdf
