Module Identifier EC11110  
Module Title HOT TOPICS IN ECONOMICS  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Mr Dennis A Thomas  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Mr Bruce Morley, Mr Dennis A Thomas, Professor John R Cable, Mr Nicholas Perdikis, Dr Reza Arabsheibani, Ms Susan T Charles  
Course delivery Lecture   10 Hours  
  Seminars / Tutorials   occasional guest lecturers  
Assessment Semester Exam   1.5 Hours   100%  

Learning outcomes

Students should obtain a basic understanding of the language of economic policy debate, and how economists apply economic argument to social and political issues. They will also gain important background knowledge about various economic institutions at national and international levels. As much of the background reading is derived from the World Wide Web students should gain a familiarity with the availability of economic information on the Internet.

Aims

This module aims to introduce students to an understanding of current topical and controversial issues in Economics, explaining something of the background behind them and the public debate about policy responses.

Reading Lists

Books
Allan Griffiths and Stuart Wall (eds). (2001) Applied Economics. 9th edition. FT/Prentice Hall
Michael Parkin, Melanie Powell and Kent Matthews. (1998) Economics. 4th edition. Addison-Wesley