CW2
CW2 is an individual assignment (max 2,500 words limit – penalties apply) involving monitoring and evaluating economic data in the application of relevant economic theory to a contemporary topic.
• You will write an analysis report that evaluates comparatively the post-pandemic performance of the UK and the German economies, discuss the theory behind the government policies implemented and analyse their impact on the economic variables chosen. You will need to use the economic dataset given to draw charts and inform your discussion of the two countries.
• This is a ‘live brief’, so you will need to keep track of the latest economic developments and the real-time estimates and revisions of your relevant variables during the module (i.e. Q4 of 2024 and Q1 of 2025). You will use these updates and the theory covered in the application of the IS-PC-MR model to support your analysis and prediction of the BoE/ECB’s monetary policy decision expected in June 2025.
• On the basis of your analysis, you must draw conclusions on the recent past and expected near-future performance of the two economies.
Formative feedback: You will prepare formative short tasks and join debates on weekly seminar topics linked with the live brief assignment. The seminar activities are not graded but will prompt
You must stay within the 2,500 words – going over the limit will result in the following penalties: i. 10 marks deducted for exceeding the word limit by up to 250 words
ii. 20 marks deducted for exceeding the word limit by 251-500 words iii. 30 marks deducted for exceeding the word limit by 501-750 words
iv. 50 marks deducted for exceeding the word limit by more than 750 words.
you to research the topics more thoroughly and will give you feed-forward on your ideas and approaches for your final individual assignment
Summative feedback: You will be provided with summative feedback in the form of in-text comments, final comments and marking rubric within 3 weeks of the final submission deadline.