Aims: To give students an understanding of the power and limitations of the theoretical constructs used to interpret human behaviour in economics, as brought...

Topics in Household Economics (ECON0115)

Aims: To give students an understanding of the power and limitations of the theoretical constructs used to interpret human behaviour in economics, as brought to bear on observed consumption behaviour; to enable them to critically evaluate policies targeted at individuals, both in terms of their theoretical basis and of their practical importance, and to recognise the importance of measurement in the design and evaluation of policy and the challenges it poses. We will build upon the core material learned in the first two years of the BSc (Econ) Economics degree programme to further study problems pertinent to our understanding of individual choices, to their measurement, and to the design and evaluation of policy. 

Suitable For: Final year Economics (L100 / L101 / L102) students. Students from other degree programmes can also take the module if they meet the prerequisite requirements.

Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with the material taught in ECON0013: Microeconomics and ECON0019: Quantitative Methods and Econometrics. Any of POLS0008,  POLS0010, POLS0013 or POLS0012 are also appropriate

Assumed knowledge: Students choosing the module should be comfortable with the material taught in ECON0013 and ECON0019.

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Human prosperity is underpinned by extraction, processing, manufacturing, use and reuse/recycling/recovery/disposal of materials resources. In the first part...