Michail G. Pokidchenko Western European Economics at the Beginning of the 19th Century and its Reflection in the Lectures of H.A. Schletzer, the First Professor of Political Economy at Moscow University

DOI: 10.38050/2078-3809-2026-18-1-23-30

Abstract

The article examines the teaching activities of August Ludwig Schlözer, the first professor of political economy at Moscow University, in the context of the development of world economics in the late XVIII – early XIX centuries. During Schlözer's lifetime, political economy was finally recognized as an independent science after the publication of A. Smith's work, the development of various branches of Smithianism and the emergence of the economic theory of the historical school, which was reflected in his lectures and textbook.

Keywords: development of economics, classical political economy, historical school, history of Moscow University.

JEL: A10, B12, B31.

For citation: Pokidchenko, M.G., (2026) Western European Economics at the Beginning of the 19th Century and its Reflection in the Lectures of H.A. Schletzer, the First Professor of Political Economy at Moscow University. Scientific Research of Faculty of Economics. Electronic Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 23-30. DOI: 10.38050/2078-3809-2026-18-1-23-30.

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