Economics 114

The following five broad themes are studied:
• Problems economists address: inequality, poverty, economic growth, sustainability, scarcity, choice
• Economic decision making: incentives, relative prices, economic rent, labour, production, opportunity cost
• Economic relationships and interactions: game theory, equity, efficiency
• Markets: supply and demand, price-taking and competitive markets, elasticity
• Market dynamics: rent-seeking, taxation, market failure, externalities, and government policies

 

Prerequisite module: None

Credits: 12

Classes: 3 lectures, 1 tutorial

Module convenor: Kholekile Malindi <Dr Kholekile Malindi>

Work programme

BER Weekly

18 Jul 2025 Encouraging data, but messy politics while US tariff deadline looms
The big global data prints of the week came on Tuesday, with better-than-expected Chinese GDP growth for Q2 and US core CPI coming in lower than expected, but still (finally) reflecting some signs of tariffs being passed on to consumers. Locally, the uptick in mining production and retail sales was positive for Q2 GDP dynamics. In addition to the data,...

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