Schools of economic thought. Economic thinkers endeavor through consideration, thinking, logical generalization and interpretation to know the economic life. They give a diagnosis of the situation, disclose developmental laws and tendencies, propose changes in the situation in economic life in a positive direction, etc. Since their efforts for studying economic life, numerous schools of economic thought were established, which are characterized by their course of study, rely on certain economic theory, use certain methods of study, build their economic terminology and knowledge fund for certain aspects of Economic life, propose a certain macroeconomic policy for changing the situation, etc. Separate economic schools receive names according to different criteria: According to the founder of the School (Marxist Economy, Keynesism, etc.), according to the name of the state in which the founder or the main representatives of a particular school (Austrian School, German Historical School, Sweden School, and Dr.), according to the city or the university where the founder or chief representative of a particular school (Lozanica school, Cambrush School, Vienna School, Chicago School, etc.), according to the subject of study (Mercantilism, Physical School, Monetaryism, etc.) etc. In certain periods, one or several schools of economic thought and they form the corpus of standard economic science in a given period. In addition, there are other schools that have a certain impact on economic life. Most often they are called alternative schools or heterodoxous economic thought. Today, the Corps of Standard Economic Science consists of knowledge from the so-called. Great economic synthesis, knowledge of the neoclassical (neoliberal) economy and knowledge of Keynesia, in the widest sense of the word. And in heterodox economic thought includes institutionalism with its various forms, various forms of left-wing economic thought, historic school, etc. In various periods of the development of the Republic of Macedonia, insights from different schools of economic thought are used. In the period until the Second World War there was no domination of no school on economic thought. This is explained mainly by the fact that there was a small number of educated staff, the country did not have economic faculties, economic institutes, etc. The small number of highly skilled personnel, although they were educated abroad, had no opportunities to apply the acquired knowledge in our country. In the period from the Second World War by the end of the ’80s, ie, during the period when our country was in the composition of the SFRY, Marxist economic thought and wider Marxism as theory, ideology and view of the world dominated. Also, in that period, and especially in the period of self-management (1950-1990), certain findings from the West (mainly knowledge of the Keynesian and neoclassical economy) were used. Contribution to the development of economic thought in our country in that period had several factors: the increased number of highly professional staff, the work of certain economic faculties and economic institutes, the study stays of domestic personnel abroad, etc. In the transition period, that is, in recent fifteen, in our country is the “more noticeable presence of knowledge from the standard world economic science. More specifically speaking, knowledge of the so-called. Great synthesis, knowledge of the neoclassical (neoliberal) economy, knowledge of the Keynesian economy understood in the widest sense of the word, etc. By contrast, it is very modestly the use of knowledge from the heterodox economy. In our country, the transfer of knowledge from the global economic science is dominated, and is a relatively smaller part of empirical research using modern methods of scientific and research work. As a positive trend, the increased communication of Macedonian economists with economists abroad can be assessed (acquiring Masters and Doctoral titles, participation in international scientific gatherings, participation in the preparation of international projects, visiting professors, stays of foreign experts in our country etc.). Lit.: Metodija Stojkov, development of economic thought, Faculty of Economics, Skopje, 2002. Taki Fiti, Modern macroeconomic concepts and economic policies, Faculty of Economics, Skopje, 2001; Harrine Landreeth and David C. Tselander, chistoras off Economitz Thougcht (Fourtech Edition), Hougchton Mifflin Tspannes, Boston-Toronto, 2002. M. S. shells
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