Economic History

Aims of the course

Presentation of the evolution of selected economic and business disciplines.
Analysis of past economic and technological development of capitalist economies.
Comparative analysis of countries in long-term tecnological waves of development.

Course syllabus

1. Subject and methodology of Economic History
2. Cliometrics
3. Short survey of European civilisation and cultural history
4. Development of population and employment
5. Development of capital equipment and technology
6. Development of consumption
7. Development of economic role of government and economic policy
8. Development of money
9. Price changes in history
10. Development of international trade
11. Development of statistics
12. Development of accounting
13. Development of entrepreunership
14. Development of management
15. Development of activities according ISIC A-O

Course director(s)