Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Business School
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Seminar
Module Offerings
6015LBSBW-JAN-MTP
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.
- Problem solving
2.
Critically analyse macroeconomic policy decisions and institutional structures.
- Problem solving
3.
Examine the microeconomic decisions related to a range of public policy choices that are of contemporary importance.
4.
Critically analyse and evaluate microeconomic policy decisions.
- Problem solving
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Contemporary microeconomic issues – a review of the prominent policy debates including:
Inequality
Environmental Policy
Immigration
Contemporary macroeconomic issues – a review of the prominent policy debates including:
Economics and the role of the state
Monetary and fiscal policy
Financial stability
Module Overview:
Provides 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.
Provides 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.
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.