Topic | Subtopics | Hours* | Homework |
1. Basic economic problem: choice and the allocation of resources | economic problem | ||
factors of production | |||
opportunity cost | |||
resource allocation | |||
choice | |||
production possibility curves. | |||
2. The allocation of resources: how the market works; market failure | market and mixed economic systems | ||
demand and supply analysis | |||
price elasticity | |||
market failure | |||
social and private costs and benefits. | |||
3. The individual as producer, consumer and borrower | functions of money | ||
exchange | |||
central banks, stock exchanges and commercial banks | |||
labour market | |||
motives for spending, saving and borrowing | |||
4. The private firm as producer and employer | types and sizes of business organisation | ||
demand for factors of production | |||
costs and revenue | |||
profit maximisation and other business goals | |||
perfect competition | |||
monopoly | |||
advantages and disadvantages of increased scale. | |||
5. Role of government in economy | government as a producer and an employer | ||
aims of government economic policy | |||
fiscal, monetary and supply-side policies | |||
types of taxation | |||
possible policy conflicts | |||
government’s influence on private producers | |||
6. Economic indicators | price indices | ||
inflation and deflation | |||
employment and unemployment | |||
GDP, economic growth and recession | |||
GDP and other measures of living standards. | |||
7. Developed and developing economies: trends in production, population and living standards | developed and developing countries | ||
absolute and relative poverty | |||
alleviating poverty | |||
population growth | |||
differences in living standards | |||
8. International aspects | specialisation | ||
current account of the balance of payments | |||
current account deficits and surpluses | |||
exchange rate fluctuations | |||
protectionism and free trade. | |||
Total |
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