The module provides a general coverage of the main issues and debates in business economics and the macroeconomic environment
Part 1 focuses on the following topics.-
price theory
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industrial organisation
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economics of competition
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competition policy
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regulation of natural monopolies
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deregulation of oligopolistic markets
Part 2 focuses in particular on the following aspects: -
Growth and productivity
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The problems of inflation and unemployment
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The balance of payments, exchange rates and trade
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Fiscal Policy and the role of the state
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Monetary policy and the role of central banks
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Common Currency areas and the European Monetary Union
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The Economic crisis 2007-2009
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