Sunday 6 June 2010

econ 2 - revision points

in preparing for econ 2 find a list of key macro revison presentations here

more details in each of the areas below:

fiscal policy

unemployment + cyclical unemplyment

supply side policies

balance of payments

x-rates


trade and protectionism

krugman @ lse

Geoff Riley is correct in suggesting listening to Paul Krugman, one of the disenting voices in the run up to the credit crunch - find the approriate links and Geoffs summary of his main points here

it is particularly useful in reviewing terms such as Paradox of Thift and Liquidity Trap which slipping from the economists lexicon until the recent recession

t2u has a list of guidence points on the part d essay here

command economies - n korea

video