ECON3520 — History of Economic Thought: Reviews & Ratings

ECON3520 (History of Economic Thought) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 3.4/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.

Traces the evolution of Western economic thought. Covers several important periods and schools of economic thought including mercantilism, physiocracy, classical, Marxist, neoclassical, and Keynesian. Emphasizes the relationship between historical changes in society and economic thought, focusing on changes in the types of questions economists ask and the analytical tools they use.

Average rating

3.4/5

Difficulty

3.8/5

Ratings

5

Last taught

Fall 2026

Credits

4 Hours

Prerequisites

(ECON 1115 with a minimum grade of D- or ECO 210M with a minimum grade of D- ); (ECON 1116 with a minimum grade of D- or ECO 213M with a minimum grade of D- ); (ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C )

NUpath

Writing Intensive

Professors

• Ilter Bakkal
• Alan Dyer
• John Kwoka
• Madhavi Venkatesan

Data updated October 2026.

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