What you'll learn:
- Feel a sense of intellectualism whenever they participate in a discussion about football!
- Be able to argue for/against wanting to host the World Cup
- See the 2018 World Cup in a whole new (economics) light!
- Decluttering
Update:
Now including a brand new collection of Case Studies that examine the economic policies of President Trump following his election on November 6th 2024. These look in particular at:
· Tariffs
· China’s growth
· World Economy
· Tax cuts
· Exporters
· Impact on seniors
· Exchange rate
Includes a NEW section on India and football !
MOTIVATION
I make courses on Udemy primarily because I enjoy the process of causing learning. Many of my courses are to improve lives. One of the Economics courses is to raise money for charity. (100% of revenue goes to the charity) Fundamentally this course is about helping you.
About this course
This is an economics course about the economic impact of the 2018 World Cup. (Macro economics and micro economics) By basing the course around the World Cup we make the subject , relevant, approachable and Economics actually becomes easy!
We look at the impact of the World Cup on various countries but also consider the economic theory behind this impact.
Macro economics concepts include:
The multiplier
Inflation
Economic growth
Unemployment
International trade
Aggregate demand
Injections/leakages
Government economic policy
Balance of payments
Economies:
Russia
France
UK
USA
Croatia
We also apply game theory to penalty shoot-outs. (Football) The course starts off with the 2014 World Cup but quickly moves on to the impact of hosting the football tournament, of qualifying (or not) and actually winning he final.
We also consider controversies and Pussy Riot!
Although the course is looking at the World Cup, make no mistake, this is all economics, economics, economics!
July 2019: Workbook added on 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
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
Marie Kondo
Minimalism
Consumerism
Minimalism and economics: the endowment effect
August 2021
New section on India and football
