On our private tutored courses conducted online, you will explore some foundational principles of economics and learn how to apply economic theory in a policy formulation context.
You will learn about what markets can achieve, why they sometimes fail, and what governments can do in response. You will also explore how governments can raise revenue through taxation and alleviate shocks to the macro economy.
Careers in Economics & Finance
Our courses are designed to give you the skills valued by employers and cover a broad range of real-world topics in economics related to government policy, international trade, and business decision making.
Our range of courses in economics can help you start or progress your career as a:
- Economist
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- Stockbroker
- Management Consultant
In our course, you will explore some foundational principles of economics and learn how to apply economic theory in a policy formulation context.
You will learn about what markets can achieve, why they sometimes fail, and what governments can do in response. You will also explore how governments can raise revenue through taxation and alleviate shocks to the macro economy.
This course will introduce and explain the concepts and tools of economics. It will teach participants several economic principles, furnishing them with a set of tools to both enhance their analytical ability and to enable them to work more closely with economists. Applications and case-studies will be presented alongside the theory; participants will be encouraged to relate these to their own areas of work and that of their organisation. The approach will be discursive and participatory.
- Identify and understand key concepts and tools of macroeconomics and microeconomics.
- Understand and explain how markets work.
- Identify key variables of the macroeconomy: unemployment, inflation, growth, trade and balance of payments.
- Understand the causes and consequences of inflation and unemployment, and identify policies designed to address these.
- Identify sources, causes and consequences of market failure and consider options open to the Government in addressing this, across a number of sectors.
- Appreciate the current macroeconomic context and anticipate the challenges of the economic and business cycle over the next decade, with a focus on policies for economic growth.
- Consider the causes, extent and impact of inequality in the UK, and links with economic growth.
- Understand economics content in the media, in reports and in other non-specialist contexts.
- Use a broad understanding of the theoretical framework and empirical evidence that informs current government policy and public debate.
- Develop an awareness of the latest economic thinking and its role in shaping Government policy.