What you'll learn

Real world economics that lie behind the resignation of the UK Prime Minister
Current economic situation of the USA
National Debt - is it a problem
Consumption in America - a problem?
Climate Change
Economics of decluttering
The Kondo effect
Sunk costs
Minimalism
Consumerism
Stroke risk - and how to reduce it

Requirements

None required except an interest in world economics
Consumers

Description

This course looks at the two economies of the UK and the USA as they stand in early June 2019. During the visit to the UK by President Trump we look at the two economies - the one the UK PM is leaving behind as a legacy and the one President Trump is (temporarily) departing from.

As part of the analysis we apply basic macroeconomic concepts.

Key topic areas include:

National debt

Budgets

Consumption

Unemployment

Inflation

Growth

Trade

This course is fully up to date and will be of interest to anyone interested in current, real world, economics

Just added: July 2019:

Workbook: Economics and decluttering

Chapters

Chapter 1 : The economics of decluttering

Chapter 2: Decluttering the company

Chapter 3: How to declutter like an Economist

Chapter 4: Buy less...

Chapter 5: The economics of tidying up

Chapter 6: Declutter your business

Chapter 7: Mistakes people make when decluttering

Chapter 8: The Kondo Effect: the economy-changing magic of tidying up

Topics:

Decluttering

Sunk costs

Costs of clutter

Marie Kondo

5S lean manufacturing

Lean management

Declutter your mail inbox

Declutter your home office

Wasting time and opportunities

Thinking like an economist

A rich life with less stuff

Minimalism

How much is enough

The art of letting go

Recycling

Status quo bias

Diminishing returns

Decluttering mistakes

Minimalism

Consumerism

Minimalism and economics: the endowment effect

Two new workbooks have been added - one for Christmas 2019 and one for New Year 2020

Who this course is for:

Those interested in world economic events - especially UK and USA