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DD226 Economics in practice is an exciting new applied economics module. Members of the module team explain how the module gives a real taste of how economics is used in workplaces across governmen...t, business and other organisations, like charities. The module will appeal to anyone who might go into a career where the techniques of economics are routinely used and also to anyone who simply wants a better understanding of how the practice of economics shapes and influences our lives. Events such as the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, climate change and now the Covid-19 pandemic show just how important it is to understand the application of economics and the way it informs and drives policy and business decisions.
DD226 Economics in practice is an exciting new applied economics module. Members of the module team explain how the module gives a real taste of how economics is used in workplaces across governmen...t, business and other organisations, like charities. The module will appeal to anyone who might go into a career where the techniques of economics are routinely used and also to anyone who simply wants a better understanding of how the practice of economics shapes and influences our lives. Events such as the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, climate change and now the Covid-19 pandemic show just how important it is to understand the application of economics and the way it informs and drives policy and business decisions.
