Reading and understanding economics / Kevin Boakes.

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Reading and Understanding Economics enables you to get to grips with all the issues in today's economy discussed at length everywhere you look in the media leaving you armed with a new vocabulary of key economic terms ready to conduct your own analysis next time you read a newspaper or listen to the news for business or pleasure

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction
• Part A Microeconomics
• Topic 1) Introducing Economics: Scarcity and Choice
• Article 1) Title: Britain cuts back - but still goes on holiday
• The Guardian, 27 May 2008
• Topic 2) The economics of demand and supply
• Article 2) Title: Supply-side squeeze explains oil's relentless rise into record territory
• The Financial Times, 16 April 2008
• Article 3) Title: is it worth it?
• As the cost of private schools soars, we look at what parents get for their money
• The Economist, 28 February 2008
• Topic 3) Competition policy in action
• Article 4) Title: BAA monopoly on airports under fireFinancial Times, 11 March 2008
• Article 5) Title: Lack of wholesale competition blamedThe Financial Times, 9 April 2008
• Topic 4) Market failure and government intervention
• Article 6) Title: Petrol price rises and penalties for gas-guzzlers as Chancellor Alistair Darling goes green
• The Times, 10 March 2008
• Article 7) Crude Measures: Not everybody is paying higher oil prices
• The Economist, 29 th May 2008
• Topic 5) The role of government in the economy
• Article 8) Title: Privatisation: One step forward
• The Financial Times, 17 December 2007
• Article 9) Title: Sweden privatisation scheme faces delay
• The Financial Times, 11 March 2008
• Topic 6) Business organisations (from large to small companies)
• Article 10) Title: Investor fury at M&S role for Rose
• The Financial Times, 10 March 2008
• Article 11 ) Title: M&S to placate investors over Rose
• The Financial Times, 2 April 2008
• Article 12) Title: Small companies face cash squeeze
• The Financial Times, 28 March 2008
• Topic 7) The economics of the labour market
• Article 13) Title: Minimum wage increases by 3.8%The Financial Times, 5 March 2008
• Article 14) Title: German minimum wage ruled illegal
• The Financial Times, 7 March 2008
• Part B Macroeconomics
• Topic 8) Money and interest rates
• Article 15) Title: Concern grows for Iceland as rates hit 15%The Financial Times, 26 March 2008
• Topic 9) Macroeconomic policy: unemployment, inflation and growth
• Article 16) Title: Inflation jumps to 9-month high on data move
• The Financial Times, 19 March 2008
• Article 17) Title: Overview: Recession fears rise after US employment fall
• The Financial Times, 7 March 2008
• Article 18) Title: Are rising prices in China driven by the supply of meat or money?
• The Economist, 13 March 2008
• Topic 10) Fiscal Policy
• Article 19) Title: Brown's golden rule threatened by red ink
• The Guardian 20 October 2006
• Topic 11) International Economics - balance of payments and exchange rates
• Article 20) Title: Why the US current account deficit is a cause for concern.The Financial Times, 26 August 2004
• Article 21) Title: How far can the dollar fall before Japan feels the need to intervene?
• The Economist, 19 March 2008
• Topic 12) The international business environment
• Article 22) Title: Tata's bid promise to keep UK car plant open won over unions
• The Financial Times, 27 March 2008
• Part C Financial Markets and Institutions
• Topic 13) Financial markets
• Article 23) Title: Time to go shopping?
• The Economist 23 March 2008
• Article 24) Title: A monoline meltdown?
• The Economist 26 June 2007
• Topic 14) Financial institutions
• Article 25)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

After graduating with a degree in Economics, and an MSc from the London School of Economics, Kevin Boakes started his working life on the bond trading desk at Greenwell Montagu Gilt-edged, which is now part of HSBC Investment Bank. As their Chief UK Economist he was responsible for giving on the spot advice to bond traders as soon as economic stories hit the news screens. He regularly contributed articles to newspapers including the Times, Observer and Guardian and appeared on the BBC's Money Programme and the Financial World Tonight. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Accounting and Finance at Kingston university. In addition to his academic work he has run a number of economics and financial market training courses for various Investment Banks. In early 2008 his first book "Reading and Understanding the Financial Times", a practical analysis of financial articles from the FT, was published.