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Module Title
LC The Global Economy
School
Birmingham Business School
Department
Economics
Module Code
07 31836
Module Lead
Robert Elliott / Ceren Ozgen
Level
Certificate Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
This course offers an overview of various aspects of the global economy and its links to resources, development, geography, international business and trade. To understand how economies work in an increasingly interconnected world this course will consider historical context, the economic performance of countries, economic and political economic theories and studies of sectors such as telecommunications.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
recognise the fundamentals behind the dynamics of the global economy
explain the importance of location decisions of firms
discuss the evolution of the world economy
identify how key macroeconomic theories can be applied to growth, trade and business cycles in a historical context