Tendências do pensamento econômico dos professores e alunos do curso de ciências econômicas da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul no campus da cidade de Laranjeiras do Sul - PR

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the trends of the economic thinking of the professors and students of the course of Economic Sciences of the Federal University of the South Frontier - UFFS, in the campus of Laranjeiras of the South. Economic thought until it reached the school of economic thought of Chicago, was characterized the eight types of schools of economic thought in the world and a review of literature on economic thinking in Brazil. The methodology used in this study was given through questionnaires applied via e-mail to the professors and students of the economics course of UFFS. The application of the survey occurred on 09/15/2016 to 09/30/2016. The analysis of the data was made through five chains of thought in Brazil, according to the classification of the Bielschoswsky matrix (2000). In summary, the results of this research reveal that on the major themes about the Brazilian economy, the position of teachers (a) and students (a) can be verified that there is a tendency of economic thinking among the respondents from the answers about (Bielschowsky and Mussi (2005), they synthesize the five most important segments of developmental dynamics, according to the classification of Bielschowsky (2000). Therefore, it is worth noting that in their most recent study on the subject, Bielschowsky and Mussi (2005) Currents of economic thought, in only two major currents of thought in the present day being the "neoliberal Orthodox in development", and the second current of current economic thought in Brazil, the "Developmental Heterodoxa." After all, it is also possible to classify the interviewees in these two According to this classification, teachers and students of the Economic Sciences course of the Federal University of the Southern Frontier can also fit into the current "Developmental Heterodoxa". Since this current represents the developmental currents according to the classification of Bielschowsky (2000). Finally, the results of this research also show that the PPC pedagogical project of course (2013) of Economic Sciences, has achieved its goal to train professionals with a more developmental profile, ie the result of this work is aligned with the proposal of the PPC Of the Course of Economic Sciences of the Fronteira Sul Federal University.