Unit name | Economics |
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Unit code | EFIMM0108 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Katerina Raoukka |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Economics |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This aim of this course is to provide an analytical introduction to the core concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics. It studies the decisions of individual economic agents and covers behaviour in goods and labour markets highlighting the role of government and policy makers. Using real-world case studies, the unit provides an introduction to current domestic and foreign economic shocks, the basic ideas in game theory and in firm behaviour. The course analyses and interprets economic models which are used to understand key issues in economics.
Topics to be covered include:
Upon completion this unit, students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions such as online teaching for large and small group, face-to-face small group classes (where possible) and interactive learning activities
Coursework (70%)
3x MCQ tests (10% each
Jones, C.I. (2018) Macroeconomics, 4th edn. W.W Norton &Company, Inc.
Mankiw, G and Taylor M. (2014) Macroeconomics, European Edition.
Varian, Hal R. Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach, the most recent edition, New York: W.W. Norton Co.
Dixit A, Skeath S, Reiley D. (2014) Games of Strategy, 4th edn. W.W Norton &Company, Inc.