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Postgraduate Course: Economics of Eastern Europe (ECNM11038)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Economics CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaEconomics Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course has both descriptive and analytical aims. On the first, it reviews the functioning of the former, centrally planned systems of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, the events of 1989/90 which led to the downfall of the system, and the reforms of the last decade. On the second, the course shows how modern economic analysis helps to explain both the functioning of the old economic systems in the region and the issues confronting the new. These issues include the analysis of disequilibrium and shortage, privatization, employment and unemployment, enterprise behaviour and privatization, structural change, macroeconomic stabilization, growth, and the problem of integration into Western Europe.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesStudents should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of the functioning of the former, centrally planned systems of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, the events of 1989/90 which led to the downfall of the system, and the reforms of the last decade. Knowlkedge and understanding of how modern economic analysis helps to explain both the functioning of the old economic systems in the region and the issues confronting the new including the analysis of disequilibrium and shortage, privatization, employment and unemployment, enterprise behaviour and privatization, structural change, macroeconomic stabilization, growth, and the problem of integration into Western Europe.
Assessment Information
100% degree exam
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Jonathan Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4515
Email: Jonathan.Thomas@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: marie.craft@ed.ac.uk
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