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Today’s subject is #Economics. For students considering a course at university involving economics here are some resources to help your engage with your interests beyond school.
The tutors and students at @UnivOxford have reviewed some books they enjoyed. See the suggestions for #economics here: https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/applying-to-univ/reading-bank/?category=social-sciences&subcategory=economics
The @OxfordEconDept has some reading suggestions for students considering #economics https://www.economics.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate/b-a-hons-in-economics-management
Here’s also a reading list from the @OxfordSBS which runs the Management side of the #Economics and Management course at @UniofOxford: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/programmes/bahons-economics-and-management/reading-list
Reading the news (and remembering to analyse and question it rather than just taking it at face value) is an important way you can explore #economics. Read a variety of good quality broadsheet newspapers regularly.
We particularly recommend reading @TheEconomist if you're interested in #Economics. See if your school or local library can give you access to any journals or papers that need a subscription.
Or read some #economics or current affairs articles on @AeonMag https://aeon.co/society/economics or @ConversationUK https://theconversation.com/uk/business
There are some great #blogs out there to help you explore #economics in preparation for applying to university. Such as this one from @TimHarford (He wrote The Undercover Economist, which is popular amongst aspiring economics students) http://timharford.com/
And this #economics #blog from David Smith ( @dsmitheconomics) who edits The Sunday Times http://www.economicsuk.com/blog/
And this #blog from Greg Mankiw who works at @Harvard would be useful for students and schools interested in #economics http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/
And students looking to apply for #economics at university might want to read this #blog from @paulkrugman on The New York Times website. Older posts here: https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/ and more recent ones here: https://www.nytimes.com/column/paul-krugman
And yet another #blog for aspiring #economics students from @martinwolf_ at the @FT https://www.ft.com/martin-wolf
And here’s a free #blog from @TheEconomist featuring some graphic representation of stats and trends related to current affairs https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/
To explore your subject interests beyond school for #economics @signmagazine can be another source of news. https://www.significancemagazine.com/
If you want to listen to something as you explore #economics, here's More or Less from @BBCRadio4, where @TimHarford explains and debunks the statistics used in politics and the news https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qshd
Watch some recorded lectures on #economics from @GreshamCollege here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch/?subject=business&subcat=economics
This website from @EconLib is full of resources that students could use to engage with #economics. It's much more US-focused but there's a #podcast, articles, encyclopedia and more! https://www.econlib.org/
And @adamsmithworks is a great website with resources on the life and philosophy of Adam Smith. (Thanks @EconLib for pointing it out!) It would be useful for students interested in #economics, #politics or political #history https://www.adamsmithworks.org/
If you're looking for some more guided teaching to explore #economics, @khanacademy have some resources! https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain
Remember, though, you don't need the knowledge of school level economics to make a competitive application to Oxford for #economics or #PPE. Tutors are looking for good maths ability and logical thinking and the ability to construct and pick apart arguments.
Students applying for subjects involving #economics at @UniofOxford take the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA). This tests your ability to think logically and analyse arguments (not economics knowledge). See past papers and tips for preparation here: https://www.admissionstesting.org/for-test-takers/thinking-skills-assessment/tsa-oxford/preparing-for-tsa-oxford
You might want to find an online course (for example from @Coursera) to help you explore #economics, such as this one about game theory https://www.coursera.org/learn/game-theory-1 or this one on microeconomics https://www.coursera.org/learn/microeconomics-part1
There are some intriguing questions on @letsoxplore you could approach from an #economics point of view. e.g. https://oxplore.org/question-detail/should-footballers-earn-more-than-nurses, https://oxplore.org/question-detail/can-we-end-poverty or https://oxplore.org/question-detail/should-healthcare-be-free
. @BeCambridge have some excellent #economics resources on HE+ https://www.myheplus.com/post-16/subjects/economics
