(Oxford) Diploma : Real World Macro Economics , Oxford Diploma in 2024: Macroeconomics in the World Today.
What you”ll learn:
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Economic battleground: Trump v Biden
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Current economic situation of the USA (Late October 2020)
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National Debt – is it a problem
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Consumption in America – a problem?
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Climate Change
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Economics of decluttering
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The Kondo effect
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Sunk costs
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Minimalism
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Consumerism
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Stroke risk – and how to reduce it
Course Description
Welcome to this course in ‘Real-world Economics’. Here on this course we only deal with economic events that are happening now, that affect different economies – and continue affecting them.
Here are the main contents:
- Trump v Biden (Economics)
- Case Studies
- Key vocabulary
- China
- Eire
- Russia
- US/UK
- Budget 2024
- Current economics
Within those categories (i.e. Case Studies and Current Economics) we also cover:
- Economic reform
- The influence of the economy of China
- The impact that war in the Middle East/Ukraine has on other economies
- The current (2024) impact of Covid-19
- Macro-economic policy in the USA
- Interest rate changes
So, this is a very up to date course with the following key features:
- Lectures that frequently include resources for further research
- Regular Educational Announcements
- Manuals
- Constant encouragement to join in with discussions in the Q/A and therefore a high level of Instructor interaction.
It is through asking, answering and discussion that learning takes place. where economic situations are assessed, research done and then ideas put forward to be challenged. This is about ‘living’ Economics as it really is happening, right now. If you are looking for a course that is frequently updated, new lectures, new resources and a constant encouragement for students to join in and participate in discussions – then this IS the course for you.
