ECO-20040 - Contemporary Issues in Economics
Coordinator: Christopher Tsoukis Tel: +44 1782 7 33101
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Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

EITHER ECO-10028 Introductory Microeconomics OR ECO-10029 Introductory Macroeconomics

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

The purpose of this module is to enable students to evaluate, using different economic models, complex contemporary economic policy problems faced by governments, such as poverty and inequality, regulation and sustainability of sovereign debt.

Aims
To introduce students to the study of a variety of contemporary issues and debates in economic policy

Intended Learning Outcomes

analyse and evaluate contemporary public policy issues, broadly understood, from an economic perspective: 1,2
critically assess the consequences of different economic policy decisions: 1,2
analyse using formal economic models a number of different contemporary issues in economic policy: 1,2

Study hours

20 hours lectures,
4 hours seminars,
36 hours assessment preparation
88 hours individual study
2 hours exam

School Rules

EITHER ECO-10028 Introductory Microeconomics OR ECO-10029 Introductory Macroeconomics

Description of Module Assessment

1: Open Book Examination weighted 60%
Take-away Exam
Assessment 1 is a take-away exam which will be available on KLE for 24-hours. Although students have been given significant time to complete this exam script, we expect students to spend no more than 2 hours to complete and submit their answers via Turnitin (with a maximum of 1200 words).

2: Essay weighted 40%
800 word individual essay
An essay on one of the themes covered in the module