History Of Economic Thought
PE-4470-NE1
SUNY Old Westbury
- Semester
- Fall 2026
- Instructor
- Laurence Krause
- Start Date
- 06-01-2026
- Total Credits
- 4
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This course traces the evolution of economic thought from the sixteenth century to the emergence of modern economics in the twentieth century. It examines seven major schools and representative thinkers whose ideas shaped the foundations of economic analysis: 1. The Mercantilists Thomas Mun, Gerard Malines, Charles Davenant, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, William Petty. 2. The Physiocrats François Quesnay, Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot. 3. Forerunners of the Classical School Dudley North, Richard Cantillon, David Hume. 4. The Principal Classical Economists Adam Smith, Thomas Robert Malthus, David Ricardo. 5. Interpreters of the Classical Tradition John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx. 6. Modern Microeconomics William Stanley Jevons, Alfred Marshall. 7. Modern Macroeconomics John Maynard Keynes. The course emphasizes the historical context in which these theories arose and their continuing relevance to contemporary economic analysis and policy debates.
Prerequisites:
( Politics, Economics & Law 2420 Undergraduate D- Or Politics, Economics & Law 2420 Undergraduate TD- Or Politics, Economics & Law 2430 Undergraduate D- Or Politics, Economics & Law 2430 Undergraduate TD- )
Course Area: Economics
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Dates: 06-01-2026 - 07-02-2026
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