Economic Policy (P00317)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MSE-P-EconPol

The course consists of eight 2.5 hour lectures on distinct areas of economic policy. Each lecture will be delivered by a recognized expert. The lecturers will be from the SGPE teaching staff.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : 2:1 Honours Degree in Economics plus policy making experience at government level

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economics, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 4 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 6 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	12:10	13:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Second Semester, weeks 5 to 11 term and week 1 of Easter Vacation. Class hours and day TBA

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding of how economics can be used to enlighten the debate surrounding economic policy issues in the following areas:- Economic planning, Economic policy evaluation, Research and development, population ageing, productivity in the UK economy, Regional economic policy, Entrepreneurship, Education and the skills gap,Market failure and transportation policy, Water privatization, Markets for health services, economics of environmental management, the NAIRU and Central Bank independence.
After sitting the course students will be able to write clear, concise, rigorous and analytical reports that propose economic policy solutions to economic problems in the areas referred to above.