Postgraduate Course: Applications of Economic Analysis for Postgraduates (ECNM11059)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Economics |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is designed to consolidate and deepen the understanding of core analytical and econometric techniques developed in the core economics courses taken in semester 1. Students will be expected to adapt and apply these techniques to a variety of applied and policy contexts. Applications covered are likely to be drawn from: cost benefit analysis and project evaluation of public sector investment; the economics of health, education, transport, marriage and divorce, crime and punishment; lobbying, rent-seeking and corruption; privatization; poverty and redistribution; demographic changes and funding social security; optimal currency areas and the euro; optimal policy areas and fiscal federalism; monetary policy operating procedures and transmission mechanisms; politics and economic growth; development aid, debt and conditionality; globalization |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| After successful completion of this course students will have developed their understanding of core analytical; and econometric techniques and ability to adapt and apply these techniques to a variety of contexts. The course emphasises general skills such as: critical analysis and assessment; reasoning adaptably and systematically; problem-framing and problem-solving; exercising informed independent thought and critical judgement; obtaining and processing information from a variety of sources; presentation and communication skills |
Assessment Information
| Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50%, Practical Exam 0% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Stuart Sayer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3856
Email: S.Sayer@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: marie.craft@ed.ac.uk |
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