Special Topics of Economics

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

6

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Sociology

Course type:

Elective course

When:

4 year, 3 module

Instructor

Колесник Наталья Владимировна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

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Learning Objectives

• The goal of this course is to improve student's knowledge of new areas and topics of social research

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Explains possible linkages between the thematic block on economic research and the topic of state, firms, markets
• Explains key concepts of the thematic block on economic research
• To be more prepared to work in the international economic research context
• To be aware of some of the variety of economic transformations
• To be able to reason about economic processes in a wider, cross-national perspective
• To be able to discuss the implications of the variety of paths to modernity for building social knowledge and data analysis when dealing with cross-national data

Course Contents

• Thematic block of Neuroeconomics
• Origin of Neuroeconomics
• Tools and scope of Neuroeconomics
• Neuroeconomic theories
• Centrally planned economy and economy of transition markets
• Transition agenda and transition strategy
• The economic theory and business perspective
• The applied business perspective and legal order

Assessment Elements

• Essay on course
• Online-course

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 3rd module
  0.3 * Essay on course + 0.7 * Online-course

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Victor J. Tremblay, & Carol Horton Tremblay. (2012). New Perspectives on Industrial Organization. Springer. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4614-3241-8

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Paul W. Glimcher, & Ernst Fehr. (2014). Neuroeconomics : Decision Making and the Brain (Vol. 2nd edition). Amsterdam: Academic Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=486337
• Spiegler, R. (2011). Bounded Rationality and Industrial Organization. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195398717.001.0001/acprof-9780195398717?rskey=5TevFd&result=1

Authors

• Ильина Мария Ивановна
• Скрынник Елизавета Сергеевна
• Kolesnik Natalia Vladimirovna