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Bachelor of Business : BUFIN102A Economics for Business

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Economics for today (2022) - eBook and book by Allan Layton; Tim Robinson; Tommy Tang
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Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 1 Thinking like an economist
Chapter 1 Appendix. Applying graphs to economics
Beattie, A 2024, A brief history of economics,
Investopedia, viewed 19 August 2024, <https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/economic-thought.asp>.
CFI Team n.d., Consumer surplus and producer surplus,
CFI, viewed 1 August 2024, <https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/economics/consumer-surplus-and-producer-surplus/>.
Ecoholics 2022, Mercantilism explained,
online video, viewed 1 August 2024, <https://youtu.be/xcPNnchb6T4?si=jsFhDyu4eaBhhlue>.
Math Antics 2023, Data and graphs,
online video, viewed 1 August 2024, <https://youtu.be/hcgThf5mv38?si=fCE3bnDrjePzSUde&t=1>.
Peterdy, K n.d., PESTEL analysis: a framework to assess political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal factors,
CFI, viewed 1 August 2024, <https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/management/pestel-analysis/>.
Richey, T 2015, Mercantilism: the economics of absolution,
online video, viewed 1 August 2024, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlOdf_o7yu8>.

Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 1 Thinking like an economist
Chapter 1 Appendix. Applying graphs to economics
Chapter 3 Market demand and supply
Chapter 4 Markets in action
Clifford, J n.d., Supply and demand in 8 minutes,
online video, viewed 8 October 2024, <https://youtu.be/kIFBaaPJUO0?si=VbQ2m74wTPPTY6TR&t=1>.

Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 3 Market demand and supply
Chapter 4 Markets in action
Chapter 5 Elasticity of demand and supply
Chapter 10 Microeconomic policy issues: climate change and behavioural economics
Clifford, J 2014, Elasticity of demand: micro-topic 2.3,
online video, viewed 1 August 2024 <https://youtu.be/HHcblIxiAAk?si=y4FtDMCXHNqi1EG6>.

No weekly readings. Please see Moodle.

Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 6 Production costs
Chapter 7 Perfect competition
Meng, Y, Brennan, A, Purshouse, R, Hill-McManus, D, Angus, C, Holmes, J & Meier, PS 2014, 'Estimation of own and cross price elasticities of alchol demand in the UK: a pseudo-panel approach using the Living Costs and Food Survey 2001-2009',
Journal of Health Economics, vol. 34, pp. 96-103, doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.12.006
Sudhinaraset, M, Wigglesworth, C, & Takeuchi, DT 2016, 'Social and cultural contexts of alcohol use: influences in a social-ecological framework',
Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 35-45, viewed 1 August 2024, <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872611/>.

Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 6 Production costs
Chapter 7 Perfect competition
Chapter 8 Monopoly
Chapter 9 Monopolistic competition and oligopoly

Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 6 Production costs
Chapter 7 Perfect competition
Chapter 8 Monopoly
Chapter 9 Monopolistic competition and oligopoly

Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 2 Production possibilities and opportunity cost
Chapter 11 Measuring the size of the economy
Chapter 12 Business cycles and economic growth
Chapter 13 Inflation and unemployment
Clifford, J 2015, Circular flow matrix: how the economy works,
online video, viewed 1 August 2024, <https://youtu.be/mN5HPJYJzus?si=dGDaJvwlCknhxlxL&t=2>.

Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 14 A simple model of the macro economy
The School of Life 2017, Political theory: John Maynard Keynes,
online video, viewed 2 August 2024, <https://youtu.be/qtAeINU3FKM?si=cuWcWVK-99QVLtvj&t=1gt;.

Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 15 The monetary and financial system
Chapter 16 Macroeconomic policy I : monetary policy
Chapter 17 Macroeconomic policy II : fiscal policy
EconplusDal 2022, Y1 38) Supply side policies (interventionist and market based) - with evaluation,
online video, viewed 2 August 2024, <https://youtu.be/PvfdPfEd-gk?si=Z-UcOA3kGnZtfJhJ>.
Professor Dave Explains 2023, Why do we have central banks?,
online video, viewed 2 August 2024 <https://youtu.be/OS8BqRjO-ZA?si=ThmaYPAt76BscW-8>.

Layton, A, Robinson, T & Tang, T 2021, Economics for today,
7th edn, eBook, viewed 8 October 2024, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 18 International trade and finance
CrashCourse 2015, Imports, exports, and exchange rates: crash course economics #15,
online video, viewed 2 August 2024, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geoe-6NBy10>.