ECONOMICS

I: INTRODUCTION
Introducing economics
II: FOUNDATIONS OF MICROECONOMICS
Supply and demand
Government intervention in the market
III: MICROECONOMICS
Background to demand
Background to supply
Profit maximising under perfect competition and monopoly
Profit maximising under imperfect competition
Alternative theories of the firm
The theory of distribution of income
Inequality, poverty and policies to redistribute incomes
Markets, efficiency and the public interest
Applied microeconomics
IV: FOUNDATIONS OF MACROECONOMICS
The national economy
Macroeconomic Issues and Analysis: an Overview
V: MACROECONOMICS
The roots of modern macroeconomics
Short-run macroeconomic equilibrium
Money and interest rates
The relationship between the money and goods markets
Fiscal and monetary policy
Aggregate supply, unemployment and inflation
Long-term economic growth
Supply-side policies
VI: THE WORLD ECONOMY
International trade
The balance of payments and exchange rates
Global and regional interdependence
Economic problems of developing countries