| Topic | Subtopics | Hours* | Homework |
| 1. Basic economic problem: choice and the allocation of resources | ?economic problem | ||
| ?factors of production | |||
| ?opportunity cost | |||
| ?resource allocation | |||
| ?choice | |||
| ?production possibility curves. | |||
| 2. The allocation of resources: how the market works; market failure | ?market and mixed economic systems | ||
| ?demand and supply analysis | |||
| ?price elasticity | |||
| ?market failure | |||
| ?social and private costs and benefits. | |||
| 3. The individual as producer, consumer and borrower | ?functions of money | ||
| ?exchange | |||
| ?central banks, stock exchanges and commercial banks | |||
| ?labour market | |||
| ?motives for spending, saving and borrowing | |||
| 4. The private firm as producer and employer | ?types and sizes of business organisation | ||
| ?demand for factors of production | |||
| ?costs and revenue | |||
| ?profit maximisation and other business goals | |||
| ?perfect competition | |||
| ?monopoly | |||
| ?advantages and disadvantages of increased scale. | |||
| 5. Role of government in economy | ?government as a producer and an employer | ||
| ?aims of government economic policy | |||
| ?fiscal, monetary and supply-side policies | |||
| ?types of taxation | |||
| ?possible policy conflicts | |||
| ?government’s influence on private producers | |||
| 6. Economic indicators | ?price indices | ||
| ?inflation and deflation | |||
| ?employment and unemployment | |||
| ?GDP, economic growth and recession | |||
| ?GDP and other measures of living standards. | |||
| 7. Developed and developing economies: trends in production, population and living standards | ?developed and developing countries | ||
| ?absolute and relative poverty | |||
| ?alleviating poverty | |||
| ?population growth | |||
| ?differences in living standards | |||
| 8. International aspects | ?specialisation | ||
| ?current account of the balance of payments | |||
| ?current account deficits and surpluses | |||
| ?exchange rate fluctuations | |||
| ?protectionism and free trade. | |||
| Total |
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