They should also learn how to apply these principles to complex problems and understand how far the core theory can explain and provide insight. Three hour closed book examination. Award of Credit Points Criteria for the award of credit points are described in the Economics Department Undergraduate Handbook. Transferable Skills Students should be able to deliver coherent argument in both written and oral work and to present the insights of abstract theories for complex and often emotive policy and social issues. There is no set text for this course.
Detailed reading is provided during the year.
The rise of the workless household and child poverty Intergenerational transmission and the impact of childhood deprivation Neighbourhood and peer group effects in economic and social out turns Developed countries economic performance Globalisation and the integration of the world economy Recent and future developments in the European Union.