This module draws upon a range of managerial economics techniques relevant to the activities of multinational enterprises. It enables students to develop a critical appreciation and interpretation of global economic changes and the impact of these on managerial decision making. This module introduces the concept of sustainability from an economist's view. It allows students to critically assess the major tools, such as cost-benefit analysis, used in making judgements about the environment versus development. Finally we look at the problems of global pollution and the policies that governments can adopt to help resolve these issues.
All students undertake a mini-project on a topic of their own choosing.
This module aims to give an overview of the structure and workings of the global economy. This module introduces students to some of the techniques involved in the economic analysis of large data sets such as the Labour Force Survey. This module will introduce the major economic theories of natural resource use, both for renewable resources and non-renewable resources, applying those theories to a range of contemporary issues associated with the conservation and management of natural resources. The Economics of Sustainable Development Sustainable development emerged in the 1990s as a pivotal issue for the twenty-first century and beyond. This module considers the issues involved in applying the concept of sustainable development to a range of economic contexts, including agriculture, transport, and tourism.