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This module will introduce you to Audiovisual Translation (AVT) practices in general and offers an in-depth...

Aims: To develop an understanding of the application of economics to the analysis of education policy, and to provide empirical evidence on the returns to...

Aims: To develop an understanding of the application of economics to the analysis of education policy, and to provide empirical evidence on the returns to different types of investments in human capital, and discuss the implications of this evidence for policy.

In this module we will analyze education policy through the lens of economics. There will be discussions of rigorous economic arguments for or against different types of policies. We will also examine the best empirical evidence on these arguments.

Suitable for: 2nd / final year Economics (L100, L101 and L102) and final year Econ/Geog (LL17), Phil/Econ (VL51) and PPE (4V86) students.

Prerequisites: ECON0002: Economics, ECON0004: Applied Economics, ECON0005: Statistical Methods in Economics and ECON0006/ECON0010: Maths for Economists (or equivalents). Students should also have taken ECON0013: Microeconomics and ECON0019: Quantitative Economics and Econometrics (or equivalents).

Assumed knowledge: Students coming into the module should be able to solve basic consumer maximization problems (e.g., maximize utility subject to a budget constraint), understand supply and demand, and solve for market equilibria in simple economies. They should also have an understanding of basic concepts in public economics such as externalities, public goods, taxation. Finally, they should have a working knowledge of essential tools in applied econometrics (e.g., regression, least squares, instrumental variables, difference in differences, regression discontinuity).

The students will be required to provide an own coursework project supported by an allocated academic supervisor. The project is aimed at assessing the...

The students will be required to provide an own coursework project supported by an allocated academic supervisor. The project is aimed at assessing the knowledge and skills the students have gained attending the programme and is focused on a topic relevant to the MSc and agreed with the supervisor. The outcome of the project is intended to be an original piece of work, not necessarily primary research, in which the students are supposed to prove their ability to organise and conduct a research project. Specifically, they should prove to be able to select and go through the relevant literature on the chosen topic and to gather data (if necessary) in order to critically address the issue. They should also be able to critically make their own points in a logically structured and consistent way. Typically, the student will submit the dissertation proposal in Term 2 and be allocated to an academic supervisor. Then they start working and write the dissertation over the summer.

Learning Outcomes

The ability to select a topic in the financial literature and interpret and analyse the relevant literature on the chosen topic
	Acquired competency in gathering data (where necessary) in order to critically address chosen issue
	The ability to critically communicate one’s own points in a logically structured and consistent way Increased confidence in working independently on a topic related to banking and digital finance
	The ability to produce original work in the financial field
	The ability to contact industry or relevant organisations to gather data or information and develop professional relations