2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS2500 Applied Economics
10 creditsClass Size: 138
Module manager: Dr Quentin Outram
Email: qo@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
Pre-requisites
| LUBS1950 | Economic Theory and Applications 1 |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
At the end of this module, students will demonstrate appropriate skills in collecting, interpreting and evaluating empirical evidence on contemporary economic policy issues.Syllabus
A review of the main sources and methods of economic statistics with illustrations of their uses in quantifying economic relationships and in the testing of macroeconomic hypotheses having direct bearing on current economic policy issues.
Specific topics to be covered might include: The measurement causes of changes in industrial output and productivity; Inflation and monetary policy; Inequality and poverty; Employment and unemployment; International trade and the balance of payments; and Income, investment, and economic growth.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Workshop | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Private study hours | 86.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 14.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Assignment | 3,000 word project. NOTE: Resit by 2 hour written exam | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 24/02/2010
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