ECON1004 Economic Perspective and Policy

Module Overview

The core purposes of this course are: (a) to understand, discuss, and evaluate economic policy on selected topics – e.g. pollution, progressive taxation, financial intermediation and the role of central banks, credit rationing and the use of behavioural nudges in pension savings; (b) to familiarize you with the methodology and tools employed in investigating economic hypotheses empirically.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to structure and critique an economic argument using theoretical and empirical evidence
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to use the basic analytical tools of applied economists

Syllabus

Our focus will be on issues in applied macroeconomics/microeconomics and policy.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

The module is divided into two parts, Part A and Part B, to separately deliver items (a) and (b) in the Module Overview.

Type	Hours
Independent Study	118
Tutorial	8
Teaching	12
Teaching	12
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Parkin, M., M. Powell, and K. Matthews. Economics .

Assessment

Assessment Strategy

The module is divided into 2 parts, Part A and Part B. Each part will be assessed by 2 pieces of coursework as well as participation in the module: Coursework 1 is a group coursework and will count for 10% of the overall mark Coursework 2 is an individual coursework and will count for 30% of the overall mark Coursework 3 is a group coursework and will count for 10% of the overall mark Coursework 4 is an individual coursework and will count for 30% of the overall mark. Participation in class via e.g. online tests or discussions will count for 20% of the overall mark. There are no exams for this course; the course will be fully assessed by these pieces of coursework and participation.

Summative

Method	Percentage contribution
Class participation	20%
Coursework	30%
Coursework	10%
Coursework	10%
Coursework	30%

Repeat

Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework ( words)	100%

Referral

Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework assignment(s)	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External

Linked modules

Prerequisites: (ECON1001 OR ECON1003) AND (ECON1002 OR ECON1007 OR STAT1003)