August/September 2023: New section on Behavioural Economics to complement the Macroeconomics

Key details:

48 hours of lectures on macroeconomics

Several workbooks on macroeconomics

472 lectures

Hundreds of discussions on macroeconomics

Regular updates via Educational Announcements

Behavioural Economics

The Instructor has macroeconomics textbooks on Amazon

BEFORE YOU ENROL:

1. Watch the Preview video

2. Watch the sample lectures

3. Thoroughly read this course description

4. Be fully aware that participation is encouraged - that means there are manuals (several) numerous discussions (Q/A sections) and regular Education Announcements

5. To achieve the Oxford Diploma in Macroeconomics requires quite a lot of work. To acquire the Completion Certificate you can just...watch. You can choose to do either, neither or both. Questions are responded to quickly.

6. Remember too that this course includes an OPTIONAL course in Business Economics English.

Five reasons to TAKE THIS COURSE right now:

You cannot lose - 30 day refund if you really really don't like the course BUT if you DO like it:

a. updated lectures

b. case studies based on very very current news items

c. detailed responses to messages

d. I constantly attempt to have a 'class atmosphere' e.g. throwing questions open to all

e. regular Announcements that are not disguised sales ploys

f. regular FREE access to numerous other courses offered by me

I am a lecturer/teacher in Economics by trade i.e. I teach full-time for a living. I have been Principal, Director of Studies and Head of Economics. (Oxford, UK)  I have lectured in University, adult evening classes and also run over 50 seminars in the UK

I am/have been an Examiner for FIVE different examination boards

I have 100+ books on Amazon - many of them about business/economics

The success of my students has been featured on the BBC, Daily Telegraph, The Times and I have been featured on TV in 2 countries.

MOTIVATION

I make courses on Udemy primarily because I enjoy the process of causing learning. Many of my courses are to improve lives. One of the Economics courses is to raise money for charity. (100% of revenue goes to the charity) Fundamentally this course here, is about helping you.

About the course

Using ONLY aggregate demand and aggregate supply, this course explains the basics of macro economic policy. The lectures are fully supported by notes - often repeated to ensure learning - that may be copied and used for other studies. 

If you wish to understand more as to why governments cut/raise taxes, cut/raise government expenditure, how this impacts on inflation, unemployment and growth - then this is the course for you.

Topics:

Aggregate demand

Aggregate supply

November Budget (UK)

Shifts in AD/AS

Macro-economic equilibrium

Spare capacity

The Multiplier

Output gaps

Economic growth

The Great Reset (added mid-January 2022)

Supply-side policies

Inflation

Unemployment

Trade

Monetary policy

Export-led growth

September 2018 revision section

BREXIT

The course is pitched at a beginner level and thus is IDEAL for anyone just starting an economics course or simply wants to understand macro-economic policy.The initial lectures are short - egg-timer size! - and, if you look at other egg-timer courses, you will know that if you have any questions then they will be answered very quickly.

The first part of the course also features a couple of 'revision sessions' just to check you have been following! (These are quite fast!)

EXTENDED REVISION SECTION (14 Revision Lectures)

The second half of the course consists of case studies based on articles in July 2018. This is to give you the opportunity to check what you know - and then (if you wish) send answers in!

Lecture 45

Attached to this lecture is an ECONOMICS WORKBOOK which if done properly, will take about 20+ hours!

A second workbook has been added with questions about:

Exchange rate

CPI

Brexit

Investment

Mergers

Workforce

Spending habits

Monetary policy

Recession

Wages

Real GDP

Cold war

Federal Reserve and interest rates

July 2019: New workbook: Economics and decluttering

Chapters

Chapter 1 : The economics of decluttering

Chapter 2: Decluttering the company

Chapter 3: How to declutter like an Economist

Chapter 4: Buy less…

Chapter 5: The economics of tidying up

Chapter 6: Declutter your business

Chapter 7: Mistakes people make when decluttering

Chapter 8: The Kondo Effect: the economy-changing magic of tidying up

Topics:

Decluttering

Marie Kondo

Sunk costs

Costs of clutter

5S lean manufacturing

Lean management

Declutter your mail inbox

Declutter your home office

Wasting time and opportunities

Thinking like an economist

A rich life with less stuff

Minimalism

How much is enough

The art of letting go

Recycling

Status quo bias

Diminishing returns

Decluttering mistakes

Minimalism

Consumerism

Minimalism and economics: the endowment effect