Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will understand optimising behaviour by households and firms and the effects of alternative market structures. They will also have analysed the composition of the main macroeconomic aggregates and how they are measured - consumption, saving, foreign economic activity, government spending. They will also gain an appreciation of how taxation and monetary policy can influence economic activity and the nature and causes of unemployment and inflation. They will also be able to relate the impact of changes in macroeconomic activity on the business sector.
Aims
To consolidate students' understanding of the principles underlying economics, using further detailed illustrations from the study of markets and the macroeconomy.
Brief description
This module builds on the fundamental principles underlying microeconomics and macroeconomics introduced to students in the prerequisite module. It develops key analytical concepts and consolidates the skills, knowledge and understanding required to work in management and business from a specialist perspective, for students taking single, major or joint honours Economics, Business Economics and Business Finance.
Content
More on Microeconomics
Consumer Choice
Producer Choice
Different Market Structures
Goods where Consumption is Non-Rival
General Equilibrium and Economic Efficiency
More on Macroeconomics
Personal Consumption
The Monetary System
Government and the Economy
The International Economy and the Domestic Economy
Reading Lists
s
** General Text
J Sloman (2000) Economics
4th edition. Prentice Hall
R Frank and B Bernanke (2004) Principles of Economics
2nd edition. McGraw Hill
Books
** Recommended Text
K E Case, R C Fair, M Gartner and Heather, K (1999) Economics
2nd edition. Prentice Hall, Europe
N G Mankiw (2004) Principles of Economics
3rd edition. Thomson
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4