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ECO-40006 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 01 May 2024

ECO-40006 - Economics for Investment Analysis and Business
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
This module aims to teach students the core elements of microeconomics and macroeconomics, so that they can understand developments in the aggregate economy, the workings of particular markets markets and macroeconomic policy.

Intended Learning Outcomes

analyse key determinants of national income and the role national income plays in the wider global economy.: 1
explain the implications of economic policy decisions for financial markets and its wider impact on international capital flow and financial instruments: 1
evaluate the mechanisms of fiscal and monetary policy and their use to adjust levels of inflation, national income and the determinants of the demand for and supply of labour.: 1
demonstrate a systematic understanding of demand and supply curves and their applications.: 1
demonstrate critical awareness of the determinants of long-term growth and living standards, the role of human capital, technological change and institutions.: 1

Study hours

20 hours lectures
4 hours tutorials
126 hours independent study and coursework preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 01 May 2024