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1. Wednesday 14 January Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room Introduction |
Fiscal Policy questionnaire |
Welcome Fiscal Policy questionnaire answers Prepare your choices of Policy Paper Project overview Website resources |
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2. Wednesday 21 January Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room Inequality |
Overthrow. Stephen Kinzer The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman. John Perkins ![]() - geopolitical control - military, debt, trade - fuel market. Market vs Trading You sow what you reap |
Group 3 - finish questionnaire answers and project overview Prepare your choices of Policy Paper Numbers Group 2, Subgroup 1 How does US military action in Venezuela, including the control of oil exports, influence the global price of oil in the short and medium term? Fiscal policy and inequality - an overview Wealth distribution exercise (Slide 2 only) |
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3. Wednesday 28 January Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room Basic Macroeconomics and Different Taxes |
China Balance of Trade Trade balance solution from Keynes US / China exchange rates US / EU exchange rates Greenland Rare Earths Rare earth sources Geopolical control of the Arctic Stephen Kinzer on Greenland Overthrow. Stephen Kinzer The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman. John Perkins - geopolitical control - military, debt, trade - fuel market. Market vs Trading You sow what you reap |
US Wealth Distribution. Politizane. 7m French Wealth Distribution Group 3 Subgroup 2 How does China’s strong import-export performance affect the global economy? Group 2 Subgroup 2 What does Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland reveal about how major powers view strategic territories today? Macro - budget and IR Reading Oxfam - the top 1% |
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4. Wednesday 4 February Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room Growth |
Growth and GDPpc comparison World HDI scores Growth. Add https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/2024-05-10/voici-l-histoire-tragique-de-l-ile-de-nauru-le-pays-qui-s-est-mange-lui-meme-f2f8da6b-dfbf-47cf-8987-28a12d9f7277 to Growth PPT |
Growth (with Green GDP and HDI) Robert F. Kennedy speech on GDP (3m) 200 years of history - wealth and health (BBC) |
| Lesson 5. Wednesday 11 February Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room Elasticity |
Elasticity Group Quiz Add https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/2024-05-10/voici-l-histoire-tragique-de-l-ile-de-nauru-le-pays-qui-s-est-mange-lui-meme-f2f8da6b-dfbf-47cf-8987-28a12d9f7277 |
Group 3 Subgroup 3
Group 2 Subgroup 3
200 years of history - wealth and health (BBC) |
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6. Friday 13 February Group 2. 13h15-15h15 Group 3. 10h15-12h15 Room |
Finish Elasticity Group 3 Subgroup 4 1. How is the 2026 US monetary policy shift reshaping the global economic landscape? 2. Will AI-driven productivity gains narrow or widen the global economic development gap?
3. How do persistent geopolitical tensions disrupt short-term global trade stability?Group 2 Subgroup 4
What can you expect about the aboudabi' negociation between US, ukraine and russia, wich aims to end the war ?
Would it be a good idea for the US to intervene in iran ?
French Fiscal Policy |
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| Lesson 7. Wednesday 18 February Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 13h15-15h15 Room |
Group 3 Subgroup 5 Greenland Rare Earths Rare earth sources Geopolical control of the Arctic Stephen Kinzer on Greenland Overthrow. Stephen Kinzer The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman. John Perkins - geopolitical control - military, debt, trade You sow what you reap Group 2 Subgroup 5 |
French Political Crisis Group 3 Subgroup 5
Group 2 Subgroup 5
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8. Wednesday 25 February Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room |
An overview of different taxes State transfers Exercise. Choose 5 countries (including your own) fro around the world. Include countries from Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Africa. Make a chart (on paper or on your computer) and find the following data for each country: Gini score Tax Revenue to GDP (Tax Burden) HDI score Top 10% Top 1% Linking data Is there a link among the different data for a country? Share your findings with your research group. |
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Individual Project Research The Multiplier effect The Multiplier effect with MPS and MPC Three academic articles (see lesson 4). Data in images (graphs / tables - site source) Data research - source - referencing - bibliography |
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9. Wednesday 4 March Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room |
Fiscal Policy links Purchasing Power Parity (ppp) World inequality in ppp |
Midterm test preparation Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) (DR) |
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10 Wednesday 11 March Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room ChatGPT |
Minimum three academic articles (use Google Scholar) Research sources Tax Foundation World Inequality Lab Our World in Data (3,666 charts across 297 topics) Life expectancy (useful for tobacco and alcohol research) United Nations data (world comparisons for economic, social and environmental indicators) World Bank data base (Browse by Country or Indicator) IMF Data (Mostly economic. Useful data and research on Fiscal Policy) Eurostat (European statistics from the European Commission) Index Mundi (Country statistics and charts) Trading Economics Indicators (mostly macroeconomic indicators) Global Issues ((Social, Economic, Political and Environmental issues) CIA World Factbook (go to 'Library) Eurobarometer (opinions of EU citizens) EU public data (Health data) European data (European University Institute. Data resources for research on Europe) Specific topics - go to 'Links' on this website Political and Research discussions, news and debates and Finding research articles Google Scholar JSTOR (access via ESSCA login) (search journals, books and primary sources) Science Direct (Scientific, technical and medical research) Emerald Insight (from Emerald publishing) Sage Journals CAIRN Info (academic data base in French) Wiley Online Library Clarivate (newspapers, videos, primary sources) |
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1. How is Colombia’s current geopolitical positioning influenced by the
growing strategic competition between the United States and China in
Latin America?
3. To what extent do internal political instability and security
challenges in countries such as Colombia affect regional integration and
foreign investment in Latin America?
Taxes and Duties Group MCQ Project overview Research project preparation |
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11 Wednesday 18 March Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room Mid-term test and Academic Writing |
Taxes and Duties MCQ answers ChatGPT create account What to do? "Write an essay" See ChatGPT example See AI ESSCA check Quillbot Quillbot example Scribbr AI. Claude AI. Manus Google AI Studio The Multiplier Effect linked to the Marginal Propensity to Consume and Save The Mulitplier Effect linked to national goods and imported goods The Mulitplier Effect and Fiscal Policy The Multiplier effect for your research project - 2 dimensions: 1. reduced taxes provides more consumer spending (NB MPC). Increased taxes provide more money for government investment (on what?) |
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What is your opinion on the conflict between Donald Trump and Iran? Academic writing guidelines Academic writing example Academic writing exercise (evaluated). Single-page exercise in UK English with 2 references, 2 footnotes, 1 quotation and a bibliography. Send in pdf to Mr Rees by Tuesday 18 November. Economic theory in the Policy Paper. See 'content' for the module. Use of economic concepts in your policy paper |
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12 Wednesday 25 March Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room Gounouf PESTEL analysis |
MCQ mid-term test PESTEL analysis can be used to foresee the PESTEL effects / consequences of putting into action any new policy - in our case - Fiscal Policy. PESTEL analysis of your fiscal proposals |
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Mid-term test Group 2 answers Mid-term test Group 3 answers Midterm test marks Wine for the winners Mid-term scoring sheet Exam evaluation grid Comments on presentations Example of a PESTEL analysis on tobacco duty (DR. pdf) Orals - reminder of what is wanted. |
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13 Wednesday 1 April Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room |
Crashes and Crises The Wall Street Crash The 2000 dot.com bubble The next crash - Virtual currency and AI. The New Deal |
Academic writing results Academic writing - comments mail text Name Footnotes Referencing - to bibliography English Images Links Alphabetical bibliography Bibliography protocol Quotation - to Bibliography Presentations - Slides + Speaking Orals - explanation Orals practice in groups |
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14 Wednesday 8 April Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room Orals |
Oral Presentations (evaluated) A two-minute presentation by each student without PowerPoint etc. |
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| Lesson 15 Wednesday 15 April Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Group 3. 08h00-10h00 Room Crashes and Crises Policy Paper preparation |
Course evaluation Dr Rees Course valuation ESSCA Policy Paper Guidelines Academic writing guidelines |
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| Exam |
Policy Paper written from home. To be sent by Wednesday 29 April |
Preparation for a resit exam |