ECC3800 - History of economic thought

Leader: Dr Michael White

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

The work of Richard Cantillon, David Hume, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus and Karl Marx with special reference to the economics of value, distribution and accumulation. The work of W S Jevons, Alfred Marshall and J M Keynes with special reference to economic policies proposed by those writers.

Assessment

Written (2000-word essay): 25%
Class paper: oral presentation: 25%
Examination (2 hours): 50%

Contact hours

Three contact hours per week

Prerequisites

Any two second-year economics units

Prohibitions

ECC4380