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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">https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/applying-...
The @OxfordEconDept has some reading suggestions for students considering #economics https://www.economics.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate/b-a-hons-in-economics-management">https://www.economics.ox.ac.uk/undergrad...
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">https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/programme...
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& #39;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">https://aeon.co/society/e... or @ConversationUK https://theconversation.com/uk/business ">https://theconversation.com/uk/busine...
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/ ">https://timharford.com/">...
And this #economics #blog from David Smith ( @dsmitheconomics) who edits The Sunday Times http://www.economicsuk.com/blog/ ">https://www.economicsuk.com/blog/&quo...
And this #blog from Greg Mankiw who works at @Harvard would be useful for students and schools interested in #economics http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/ ">https://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/ ">https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/">... and more recent ones here: https://www.nytimes.com/column/paul-krugman">https://www.nytimes.com/column/pa...
And yet another #blog for aspiring #economics students from @martinwolf_ at the @FT https://www.ft.com/martin-wolf ">https://www.ft.com/martin-wo...
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/ ">https://www.economist.com/graphic-d...
To explore your subject interests beyond school for #economics @signmagazine can be another source of news. https://www.significancemagazine.com/ ">https://www.significancemagazine.com/">...
If you want to listen to something as you explore #economics, here& #39;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">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programme...
Watch some recorded lectures on #economics from @GreshamCollege here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch/?subject=business&subcat=economics">https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch/...
This website from @EconLib is full of resources that students could use to engage with #economics. It& #39;s much more US-focused but there& #39;s a #podcast, articles, encyclopedia and more! https://www.econlib.org/ ">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/ ">https://www.adamsmithworks.org/">...
If you& #39;re looking for some more guided teaching to explore #economics, @khanacademy have some resources! https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain">https://www.khanacademy.org/economics...
Remember, though, you don& #39;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">https://www.admissionstesting.org/for-test-...
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">https://www.coursera.org/learn/gam... or this one on microeconomics https://www.coursera.org/learn/microeconomics-part1">https://www.coursera.org/learn/mic...
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-... https://oxplore.org/question-detail/can-we-end-poverty">https://oxplore.org/question-... or https://oxplore.org/question-detail/should-healthcare-be-free">https://oxplore.org/question-...
. @BeCambridge have some excellent #economics resources on HE+ https://www.myheplus.com/post-16/subjects/economics">https://www.myheplus.com/post-16/s...
