Schools Initiative
Scottish Economics Society Student-Teachers Event
The Hub, Edinburgh, Monday 10 November 2008
SES President Prof. Robert E. Wright opening the 2008 STE
You can access the slides used by the speakers at this event by picking the appropriate links from the list below. Please note that the opinions expresses therein are the speakers', not SES's, and that our making their material available as a courtesy constitutes neither an endorsement nor an assumption of responsibility for this material.
John Sloman: Introduction
Stephanie Flanders: "The credit crunch and the future of the global economy"
John Sloman: "Climate change: what economics tells us"
Mike Carrington: "How to do well in economics examinations"
Kenneth Gibb: "Housing markets, neighbourhoods and renewal"
Martin Chalkley: "Price elasticity and smoking"
Final Programme
9.45-10.15: ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION
10.15-10.25: Welcome and what’s in today’s papers? Professor Robert Wright, President, SES
10.25-11.00: The Credit Crunch and the Future of World Economy Stephanie Flanders, BBC Economics Editor
11.00-11.40: What economics tells us about climate change John Sloman, Economics Network
11.40-12.00: BREAK
12.00-1.00
Examination Tips Mike Carrington, Principal Assessor for Advanced Higher Economics
Price Elasticity and Smoking Professor Martin Chalkley
Housing and Urban Regeneration Professor Kenneth Gibb
1.00-1.45: LUNCH
1.45-3.15: Students: World Trading Game John Sloman's colleagues
2.00-3.10: Teachers: Updating Session and experiments / games in economics John Sloman
3:15: DEPARTURE
Background
The Scottish Economic Society (SES) recently funded an “Enquiry into the State of Economics in Scotland” chaired by Eileen Mackay. One of the key findings was that in the last decade there has been a continuous and substantial decline in the number of young Scots studying economics at Scottish institutions of Further and Higher Education. This trend is in sharp contrast to the general trend of increasing participation across a wide range of subjects.
To help counter this decline, the Scottish Economic Society (SES) inaugurated a yearly event uniting teachers and students with academic economists and practitioners in the field, the general idea being to assist teachers in their handling of economic subjects and to inspire both groups.
This year's Student-Teachers Event is a successor to the inaugural
Students and Teachers of Economics Conference on "The Future of Economics in Scotland"
Monday, November 12, 2007
10:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Scottish Parliament
Holyrood, Edinburgh
which was well received and generated considerable interest last year.
For further information, contact ses@public-economics.com.
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