Topics in Economics (MIM)
This course introduces students to several important and contemporary issues that relate to economics. Having already covered the key insights from Micro and Macroeconomics, this advanced course goes deeper into the frontiers of the discipline. Students will challenge their understanding of complex and controversial issues and develop their perspective on how to become managers of the future.
🏅 Assessment
- 50% Individual assignment (see here for instructions)
- 50% Final exam (MCQ) (see here for a practice exam)
🗓️ Content
Topic | Before | During | After |
1. Money and central banking |
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2. Central banking and digital transformation |
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3. Macro Models |
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4. Growth |
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5. Prosperity | Pre class quiz
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6. Inequality | Pre class survey
Watch the full movie Parasite (2019), Bong Joon Ho
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7. Stagnation | Watch “Steve Jobs – iPhone Introduction in 2007” (first 17 minutes is fine)
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8. Progress | Watch the full movie The Greatest Showman (2017), Michael Gracey
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