Main Streams of Modern Economic Theory

Course: Economics and Economic Policy

Structural unit: Faculty of Economics

Title
Main Streams of Modern Economic Theory
Code
ОК 1.4
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PLO 2. Develop, substantiate and make effective decisions on the development of socio-economic systems and management of economic entities. PLO 4. Develop socio-economic projects and a system of all-inclusive actions for their implementation, taking into account the goals, expected socio-economic outcomes, risks, legislative, resource, and other constraints. PLO 6. Assess personal performance, demonstrate leadership skills to manage staff and work as part of a team. PLO 11. Identify and critically assess the state of socio-economic development and its trends, create and analyze models of economic systems and processes. PLO 15. Plan and perform scientific and/or applied research, draw valid conclusions from research results, present results, provide arguments. PLO 17. Use modern educational and research technologies in the field of economics.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Mastering academic disciplines "Economic Theory and Economic Policy", " Economic History", "History of Economic Thought", "Microeconomics", "Macroeconomics". Skills in general scientific and specific methods of economic research, modern economic categorical apparatus, public speaking. Be able to make presentations in РР.
Course content
The content of discipline are disclosure of main streams of modern economic theory based on the coverage of its philosophical and methodological principles, content and prospects for development. The following main problems are studied: creative comprehension on methodological basis of philosophy of science pluralistic development of economic and theoretical knowledge at XX-XXI centuries; coexistence and interaction of main streams of modern economic theory; features of development of postmodern economic theory, its leading scientific traditions, trends, theories and basic ideas that are scientifically and practically embodied in models of systemic economic transformation and types of economic policy.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Базилевич В. Д., Ильин В. В. Экономико-философская мысль современного мира. Київ : Знання, 2015. 2. Історія економічних учень : підручник: У 2 ч. Ч.2. / В. Д. Базилевич, Н. І. Гражевська, Т. В. Гайдайта ін. ; за ред. В. Д. Базилевича. 3 вид., випр. Київ : Знання, 2006. 3. Маслов А. О. Інформаційна економіка : становлення, структура та теоретичне осмислення : монографія. 2-е вид. Київ : ВПЦ "Київський університет", 2016. 511 c. 4. Нестеренко О. П. Австрійська традиція економічного аналізу : монографія. Київ : Ліра–К, 2020. 5. Талер Р. Поведінкова економіка. Як емоції впливають на економічні рішення / пер. з англ. Київ : Наш формат, 2018. 6. Фещенко В. М. Сучасні економічні теорії : навч. посібник. Київ : КНЕУ, 2012. 7. Фрідмен М. Капіталізм і свобода / пер. з англ. Київ : Наш формат, 2017. 8. Ekelund R.B., Hebert R.F. A History of Economic Theory and Method. 64rd ed. Chicago: Waveland Press. 2013.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, self-dependent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Speeches at seminar, discussion of problematic issues, creative tasks, presentations, abstracting of primary sources, testing
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Tetiana Viktorivna Gaidai
Department of Economic Theory, Macro- and Microeconomics
Faculty of Economics
Volodymyr Ilyin
Department of Economic Theory, Macro- and Microeconomics
Faculty of Economics