Thursday, 4 July 2013

summer 2013

1. Review recent materials on blog:
  • Review material from JCE
           o Europe and the Euro
           o Immigration • Review
  • Micro and Macro Preview material
  • Review Mini Moulton Trip Material
  • Check updating RSS feeds to stay in contact with key micro and macro economics new relevant to A2 Economics.

2. SCP Paradigm Prepare a document that reflects on the themes highlighted in the Structure Conduct Performance Hand-out given to you in week 11:
 “Use Structure Conduct performance as a framework to consider concepts in Econ 3”

 Investigate the car industry, the presentation on BMW on the blog is a good place to start, the document should have sections that relate to:
  •  i. Market Fundamentals – supply and demand factors in the car market
  • ii. Industry Structure – a consideration of characteristics
  • iii. Industry Conduct 1. Objectives 2. Forms of competition –price and non price 3. Evidence of collusion 4. Merger and takeover
  • iv. Industry Performance 1. Price and output levels (UK, EU Global) 2. Profit Levels 3. Efficiency and Welfare – Externals? 4. Innovation
  • v. Government Intervention

3. Emergent ideas in Economics Choose to ideas and thinkers from the hand-out and develop a resource that summarises the key concept and how it will affect the direction of Economics.

4. Reading:
  • a. The Fifty Ideas that shaped business today (ft) in hard copy and pdf link from blog
  • b. The World in Figures: Industry in hard copy
  • c. The Obama Climate Plan in pdf linking from blog
  • d. Recommended Reading Lists are at the back of the UCAS Economics Guide that will be emailed to your parents

5. Follow @ppceconbus on Twitter – there will be a feed of interesting articles uncovered

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