Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
6712SERCBM-SEP-PAR
Aims
To provide students with an ability to relate macroeconomic and microeconomic theory to the design and analysis of public policy. To assess the contribution of economics to a range of contemporary policy debates in both the public and private sectors.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate and apply macroeconomic analysis to a range of public policy choices that are of contemporary importance.
2.
Critically analyse macroeconomic policy decisions.
3.
Examine microeconomic to a range of public policy choices that are of contemporary importance.
4.
Critically analyse microeconomic policy decisions.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Contemporary macroeconomic issues – a review of topical policy controversies
The austerity debate
Economics and the role of the state
Crisis: lessons from the Great Depression, the financial crisis, the Great Recession and the Eurozone crisis
Contemporary microeconomic issues – a review of topical policy controversies
Industrial policy
Competition policy
Inequality, poverty and redistribution
Market failure and appraising competing policy solutions
Module Overview:
To provide students with an ability to relate macroeconomic and microeconomic theory to the design and analysis of public policy. To assess the contribution of economics to a range of contemporary policy debates in both the public and private sectors. This module has been designed to introduce students to the exciting areas of economic policy controversies. This module captures the essence of economics and real-world issues and assesses how policy decisions impact on people and firms.
To provide students with an ability to relate macroeconomic and microeconomic theory to the design and analysis of public policy. To assess the contribution of economics to a range of contemporary policy debates in both the public and private sectors. This module has been designed to introduce students to the exciting areas of economic policy controversies. This module captures the essence of economics and real-world issues and assesses how policy decisions impact on people and firms.
Additional Information:This module has been designed to introduce students to the exciting areas of economic policy controversies. This module captures the essence of economics and real-world issues and assesses how policy decisions impact on people and firms.