POLITICAL ECONOMICS
| Title | ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑ / POLITICAL ECONOMICS |
| Code | ΠΜΟΥ7 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Economics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Persefoni Tsaliki |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600014576 |
Programme of Study: PMS STA OIKONOMIKA (2018-sīmera) (MF)
Registered students: 1
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Programme of Study: PMS STA OIKONOMIKA (2018-sīmera) (PF)
Registered students: 13
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600113506
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600113506
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
good background in advanced economic theory (makro and micro) and quantitative methods (calculus, linear algebra and econometrics)
Learning Outcomes
the students during the cource will
• comprehend the different theoretical approaches to economic issues
• link the theory with the current economic policies
• better understand economic terms and analysis of current problems
• learn different ways to collect and analyse data
• practice in analysisn and interpreting economic information
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course analyzes the questions surrounding the theory of value and competition. In addition the course is concerned with the analysis of advanced capitalism. It will focus on its structure and dynamics. The turbulent dynamics of the system, which express themselves as order generated in-and-through disorder, will be shown to give rise to patterns of recurrence over a wide variety of domains. In this course we will examine the empirical evidence and the theoretical claims of classical, neoclassical, and postkeynesian theories concerning the determination of prices, profits, production, interest rates, stock market prices, exchange rates and international trade. The discussion may extend to the analysis of money, credit, effective demand, growth, unemployment, inflation, technical change, cycles, long waves, and recurrent crises. Inevitably, this course provides an introduction to the history of classical economic thought. Because of its concern with social class, income distribution, market competition, class conflict and technological change, classical economics provides important building blocks for an understanding of modern capitalism.
Outline of the course
Unit 1: Clasical Theory of value
Unit 2: Simple and Expanded Reproduction
Unit 3: The Transformation Problem
Unit 4: Competition: Clasical and Neoclasical. Theoretical and Empirical Inquiries
Unit 5: Profit Rate, Economic Growth, Economic Cycles and Crises
Unit 6: Productive-Non Productive Labor and National Accounts
Unit 7: Clasical Economic Theory and Postwar Greek Capitalism: Political Economy of Development
Unit 8: Topics in economic theory and policy (International Trade, Unemployment, etc.)
Keywords
laboe theory of value, interindustry competition, intraindustry competition, regulating capital, dominant technique, the law of falling profitability, economic cycles
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Video lectures
- Book
- Journal Articles
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
For teaching the course and communitating with students the following means are used: power point presentation,e-learning, e-mails, and computer packages such as Word, MatLab, Eviews, Excell
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 36 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 50 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Project | 24 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 35 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 180 |
Student Assessment
Description
Participation in class: 10%
written essay with in class presentation: 30%
final exam: 60%
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
- Adam Smith, Έρευνα για τη φύση και τα αίτια του πλούτου των εθνών, εκδόσεις Ελληνικά Γράμματα, 2010.
- Βεργόπουλος Κ., Το τέλος του κύκλου, εκδόσεις Λιβάνη 2002
- Bowles S., Edwards R., Κατανοώντας τον καπιταλισμό, Gutenberg 1997
- Dixon K., Οι Ευαγγελιστές της αγοράς, εκδόσεις Πατάκη 2000
- Gilpin R., Παγκόσμια Πολιτική Οικονομία, Εκδόσεις Ποιότητα 2002
- Galbraith J.k., Τα οικονομικά της αθώας απάτης, Λιβάνης 2006.
- Καστοριάδης Κ., Η ορθολογικότητα του καπιταλισμού, εκδόσεις Ύψιλον 1995
- Κορλίρας Π., Φιλοσοφία της Πολιτικής Οικονομίας, Γνώση 1991.
- Κόντ- Χπονβίλ Αντρέ, Είναι ηθικός ο καπιταλισμός?, εκδόσεις Κέρδος 2005
- Κρούγκμαν Π., Θεωρητικός από σύμπτωση και άλλα αποσπάσματα από μία άχαρη επιστήμη, Καστανιώτης 2005.
- Keynes J. Maynard, Η Γενική θεωρία της απασχόλησης, του τόκου και του χρήματος, εκδόσεις Παπαζήση, Αθήνα 2001.
- Μαντέλ Ε., Ο ύστερος καπιταλισμός, Gutenberg 1980
- Maρξ K., Το Κεφάλαιο, Συγχρονη Εποχή, Αθήνα 1985
- Μαυρουδέας Σ., Η πολιτική οικονομία και η κριτική της, Τυπωθήτω, 2006
- Μπρυκνέρ Π., Η μιζέρια του πλούτου, εκδόσεις Άσταρτη 2002
- Ναξάκης Χ., Η φτώχεια των εθνών, Εναλλακτικές εκδόσεις 1997
- Ναξάκης Χ., Οι βιομηχανίες της γνώσης και της πληροφορίας, Εναλλακτικές εκδόσεις 1995
- Ντομπ Μ., Θεωρίες της αξίας και της διανομής, Gutenberg 1980
- Piketty Thomas, Η Οικονομία των ανισοτήτων, εκδόσεις Πόλις, 2007
- Ricardo D., Αρχές Πολιτικής Οικονομίας και Φορολογίας, εκδόσεις Παπαζηση, Αθήνα 2002.
- Robinson J., Η Φιλοσοφία της Οικονομίας, Παπαζήσης.
- Rifkin G., Το Τέλος της εργασίας και το μέλλον της, Λιβάνης.
- Σέν Αμάρτια, Για την ηθική και την οικονομία, εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη 2000
- Σουήζη Π., Η θεωρία της καπιταλιστικής ανάπτυξης, Gutenberg 1980, Aθήνα 2004
- Τσαλίκη Π. και Λ. Τσουλφίδης, Δοκίμια Πολιτικής Οικονομίας, εκ. Τζιόλας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2015
- Τσουλφίδης Λ., Ιστορία Οικονομικής Θεωρίας και Πολιτικής, εκ. Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας, 2016
- Χατζηκωνσταντίνου Γ., Στα Δεσμά του μυθοποιημένου οικονομικού παραδείγματος, Ελληνικά Γράμματα 1998.
- Wallerstein Immanuel, Μετά το Φιλελευθερισμό, εκδόσεις Σύγχρονη Σκέψη 2002
- Ζιγκλέρ Ζ., Η ιδιωτικοποίηση του κόσμου και οι νέοι κοσμοκράτορες, Σύγχρονοι Ορίζοντες 2004
- Ψαλιδόπουλος Μ., Διεθνείς Συγκρούσεις και Οικονομική Σκέψη, Μεταμεσονύκτιες εκδόσεις 2003
Additional bibliography for study
Marx K., Capital, Vol. I, II, and III, International Publishers Co. Inc. 1967
Shaikh A, Capitalism: Competion, Conflict, Crisis, Oxford University Press, 2016
Steedman I. (ed). The Value Controvercy, Verso 1981
Sweezy P.M., The Theory of Capitalist Development, Modern Reader Paperbacks, 1970
Tsoulfidis L., Competing Schools of Economic Thought, Springer, 2010
Last Update
04-12-2017
