(Oxford) Diploma : Thinking Economics

Critical analysis of economic concepts, theories, and problems

What you'll learn:

• A sense of pride that merely by enrolling they have helped dogs
• A greater understanding of Economics (as taught by dogs)
• Be aware of surprising parallels between 'Trumponomics' and 'Dogonomics'
• If you own a dog you will now look at your 'friend' in a whole new light!
• Economics and decluttering
• Consumerism v minimalism
• Is minimalism bad for the economy?
• Buddhist economics

Welcome to Thinking Economics.

A summary as to what is include in terms of topics:

CONTENTS: THINKING ECONOMICS

• Philosophers and economics

• Ethics

• Valuation

• Automation

• Globalisation

• Climate change

• Nudges

• New Economic Thought

• Dogonomics

• Thought experiments

• Behavioural Economics

• Learning and Mind Maps

• Current economics

But within those broad categories there are many other topics:

• War and its impact on economies. Can a war ever be just? What is given up to go to war?

• The Allocation of Scarce Resources: Economic philosophers from Adam Smith to modern economists have pondered how to allocate these scarce resources efficiently. This issue encompasses questions of production (what to produce, how to produce) and distribution (for whom to produce).

• The Balance Between Equity and Efficiency: Philosophers have long debated the trade-off between equity (fairness) and efficiency (the optimal allocation of resources).

• The Role of Government in the Economy: The extent to which the government should be involved in the economy is a central question in economic philosophy. Views range from the laissez-faire approach, which advocates for minimal government intervention as espoused by Adam Smith, to the belief in a significant role for government in regulating markets, redistributing income, and providing public goods, as argued by economists like John Maynard Keynes.

• The Nature and Causes of Economic Growth: Understanding what drives economic growth and how to sustain it is a core concern.

This course is made up of:

• Lectures - including resources for further research - and questions to make you think

• Educational Announcements detailing updates

• Manual(s)

• The Q/A - this is where 'real' learning takes place as you can discuss the case studies and other homework