Economic History and Institutions

Numbering Code G-ECON31 5A101 LJ43 Year/Term 2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Wed.2
Instructor name NEI MASAHIRO (Graduate School of Economics Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course Lectures on broad economic history and institutions (including the history of thought).
Course Goals To deepen knowledge related to economic history and institutions (including the history of thought) and cultivate an insight into modern economic society.
Schedule and Contents This year, Nishimuta will be responsible for Lectures 1 to 6, and Nei will conduct Lectures 7 to 14.

Lecture 1 "Markets and Capital"
Lecture 2 "Prices, Wages, and Profits"
Lecture 3 "Capital Accumulation and Income Distribution"
Lecture 4 "Technological Changes and the Labor Process"
Lecture 5 "Money and Financial Systems"
Lecture 6 Conclusion
Lecture 7 the two Economists, Keynes and Hayek
Lesson 8 Economic Issues in the 1920s
Lecture 9 On Keynes's "Monetary Theory"
Lesson 10 Keynes's formation of the "General Theory"
Lecture 11 Controversy
Lesson 12 "The Road to Serfdom"
Lesson 13 Keynes's Later Years
Lecture 14 Hayek's Social Philosophy
Evaluation Methods and Policy Will be specifically indicated in class.
Course Requirements None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) Instructions in class
Textbooks Textbooks/References For Lectures 1-6, 宇仁宏幸ほか "入門社会経済学(第2版)" (ナカニシヤ出版) ISBN:978-4-7795-0416-7, ニコラス・ワインショット "ケインズかハイエクか" (新潮社) ISBN:978-4-10-506341-2. For Lectures 7-14, 宇仁ほか"入門社会経済学" 第2版, "ケインズかハイエクか" shall be used.
References, etc. Introduced during class
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