Semester: Winter semester
Class Meeting Times: Mondays, 10.15-11.45
Location: US-D 312
Instructor: Dr. Steffen Lange, lange@wiwi.uni-siegen.de
Examination: The course entails an exam as examination form.
Course language: The inputs by the instructor will be in English. Inputs by external instructors can be in English or German. Discussions will be in English or German.
Course description:
This course introduces different schools of thought. Firstly, four schools of theory are introduced by the instructor. The different theories are introduced in a similar way so that the differences between the schools become clear. All schools of thought are analysed in terms of how they represent the macroeconomy and how they explain economic growth. Further schools of thought are then introduced by individual other instructors.
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Date |
Sessions number |
Topic |
Format |
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7 October |
1 |
Introduction, overview and discussion |
Input by instructor and small group discussions, Q&A |
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14 October |
No session |
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21 October |
2 |
General Neoclassical Theories |
Input by instructor, group discussions, Q&A |
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28 October |
3 |
Neoclassical Theories and the Environment |
Input by instructor, group discussions, Q&A |
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04 November |
4 |
General Post-Keynesian Theories |
Input by instructor, group discussions, Q&A |
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11 November |
5 |
Post-Keynesian Theories and the Environment |
Input by instructor, group discussions, Q&A |
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18 November |
6 |
General Neo-Marxian Theories |
Input by instructor, group discussions, Q&A |
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25 November |
7 |
Neo-Marxian Theories and the Environment |
Input by instructor, group discussions, Q&A |
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02 December |
Flexible switching (one session in December will be free) |
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09 December |
8 |
Ecological Economics |
Input by instructor, group discussions, Q&A |
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16 December |
9 |
Regulatory Economics/Ordnungsökonomik |
Input by Nils Goldschmidt, Q&A |
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13 January |
10 |
Institutionalism (Franke) |
Input by Christian Franke, Q&A |
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20 January |
11 |
Behavioural economics |
Input by Svenja Flechtner, Q&A |
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27 January |
12 |
Concluding session |
Group discussions |
- Dozent/in: Steffen Lange