Introduction to Economics
30 mins14 questionsMicroeconomics
5 hours103 questionsDemand
Demand, Price & Quantity, Non-Price Determinants of Demand
Supply
Supply, Price & Quantity, Non-Price Determinants of Supply
Competitive Market Equilibrium
Market Equilibrium & Disequilibrium, Functions of the Price Mechanism, Consumer & Producer Surplus
Critique of the Maximizing Behaviour of Consumers & Producers
Rational Consumer Choice, Behavioural Economics in Action, Business Objectives
Elasticities of Demand
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED), The Significance of PED, Income Elasticity of Demand (YED)
Price Elasticity of Supply (PES)
Understanding Price Elasticity of Supply (PES)
The Role of Government in Microeconomics
Reasons for Government Intervention in Markets, Government Intervention: Indirect Taxes & Subsidies, Government Intervention: Price Controls, Government Intervention: Direct Provision, Regulation & Nudges
Market Failure: Externalities & Common Pool (Access) Resources
Market Failure, Negative Externalities, Positive Externalities, Common Pool (Access) Resources, Government Intervention to Address Market Failure, Other Interventions to Address Market Failure
Market Failure: Public Goods
Public Goods
Market Failure: Asymmetric Information
Asymmetric Information
Market Failure: Market Power
An Introduction to Market Structures, Profit Maximisation, Market Power & Perfect Competition, Market Power & Monopolies, Market Power & Oligopolies, Market Power & Monopolistic Competition, Market Power & Government Intervention
The Market’s Inability to Achieve Equity
Markets Cause Inequality
Macroeconomics
2 hours43 questionsMeasuring Economic Activity
National Income & the Circular Flow of Income, National Income Terminology & Calculations, The Business Cycle, Appropriateness of Using GDP/GNI to Measure Well-being, Alternative Measures of Well-being
3.2 Variations in Economic Activity (AD & AS)
Aggregate Demand (AD), Short-run Aggregate Supply (SRAS), Alternative Views of Aggregate Supply (AS), Shifts of the Long-run Aggregate Supply (LRAS), Macroeconomic Equilibrium
Macroeconomic Objectives
An Introduction to Macroeconomic Objectives, Economic Growth, Low Unemployment, Low & Stable Rate of Inflation, Sustainable Levels of Government Debt, Potential Conflicts Between Macroeconomic Objectives
3.4 Inequality & Poverty
Measuring Inequality & Poverty, Causes Of Inequality & Poverty, Using Taxation to Reduce Inequality & Poverty, Other Policies to Reduce Inequality & Poverty
Demand Management: Monetary Policy
An Overview of Monetary Policy, The Tools of Monetary Policy
Demand Management: Fiscal Policy
An Overview of Fiscal Policy, The Keynesian Multiplier, An Evaluation of Fiscal Policy
3.7 Supply-Side Policies
An Overview of Supply-Side Policies, The Effectiveness of Supply-Side Policies
The Global Economy
2 hours67 questionsBenefits of International Trade
The Advantages of Free Trade, Absolute & Comparative Advantage
Types of Trade Protection
Tariffs, Quotas, Export Subsidies, Administrative Barriers
Arguments for & Against Trade Protection
Arguments for & Against Trade Protection
Economic Integration
Understanding Economic Integration, Types of Trading Blocs, The World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Exchange Rates
Types of Exchange Rate Systems, Causes & Consequences of Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Fixed Versus Floating Exchange rate Systems
Balance of Payments
Components of The Balance Of Payments, Exchange Rates & the Balance Of Payments, Persistent Current Account Deficits, Marshall-Lerner & J-Curve, Persistent Current Account Surpluses
Sustainable Development
The Sustainable Development Goals, The Relationship Between Sustainability & Poverty
Measuring Economic Development
Single Indicators of Development, Composite Indicators of Development, Evaluating the Different Approaches
Barriers to Economic Growth & Development
Poverty Traps, Economic, Political & Social Barriers
Economic Growth & Development Strategies
Trade Strategies, Diversification & Social Enterprise, Market-Based & Interventionist Policies, Merit Goods & Inward Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Aid & Development Assistance, Institutional Change, Evaluating Market Orientated Approaches Versus Government Intervention, Progress Towards Sustainable Development Goals