In the Spring/Summer of 2024 a unique series of seminars was held in Oxford UK. The attending group of students were split into three groups and each group was given a topic seemingly unrelated to Economics. Their task was to devise a short talk using the topic as a prompt, on the theme of Economics.

These talks were NOT filmed but some notes were taken and this course is the result of this note-taking.

The purpose is to show how many many seemingly not-related-to-Economics topics can be taken and with careful application be developed into a short talk whereby economics may be learned.

The topics here are:

Horses:

Economic perspectives of the Equine Industry

Economic impact of horse tourism

Summer dnamics in the Equine industry

Supply chain and price fluctuations

Policy and Economic planning

Future outlook and opportunities

Sunshine

The sunny side of Economics:

The psychology of sunshine

Productivity and labour markets

Energy consumption and costs

Agricultural economics

Tourism and leisure industries

Implications for Policy and planning

Economic benefits of sunshine:

Promotion of solar energy

Urban planning and infrastructure

Tourism development

Agricultural policies

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Educational programs

Regulatory frameworks

Embracing summer:

The magic of summer sunshine

Summer and community life

The season of growth and renewal

Educational opportunities

Challenges and considerations

Consumer behaviour in summer

Seasonal employment opportunities

Agricultural economic impact

Energy consumption and economics

Tourism and local economies

Challenges and economic strategies

As you can see - quite a few topics in a short space of time!