The basics. What is economics? --
The economic mindset: homo economicus vs. behavioural economics --
Markets and competition- the invisible hand. Demand --
Markets, equilibrium, and the welfare theorems --
Market and government failure. Externalities and public goods --
Further topics in microeconomics. Game theory and oligopoly --
Information and contracting --
The economics of finance --
Macroeconomics- "the economy". Basics of national income accounting --
The Great Depression and Keynes --
The Phillips curve, Friedman, and monetarism --
Open-economy macroeconomics --
Hot Topics. Globalization and international trade --
The financial crisis of 2007-8.
