Economics and Horses, Sunshine and Summer, Three Economics seminars – learn from these!.
Course Description
In the Spring/Summer of 2024 a unique series of seminars was held in Oxford UK. The attending group of students were split into three groups and each group was given a topic seemingly unrelated to Economics. Their task was to devise a short talk using the topic as a prompt, on the theme of Economics.
These talks were NOT filmed but some notes were taken and this course is the result of this note-taking.
The purpose is to show how many many seemingly not-related-to-Economics topics can be taken and with careful application be developed into a short talk whereby economics may be learned.
The topics here are:
Horses:
- Economic perspectives of the Equine Industry
- Economic impact of horse tourism
- Summer dnamics in the Equine industry
- Supply chain and price fluctuations
- Policy and Economic planning
- Future outlook and opportunities
Sunshine
- The sunny side of Economics:
- The psychology of sunshine
- Productivity and labour markets
- Energy consumption and costs
- Agricultural economics
- Tourism and leisure industries
- Implications for Policy and planning
Economic benefits of sunshine:
- Promotion of solar energy
- Urban planning and infrastructure
- Tourism development
- Agricultural policies
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Educational programs
- Regulatory frameworks
Embracing summer:
- The magic of summer sunshine
- Summer and community life
- The season of growth and renewal
- Educational opportunities
- Challenges and considerations
- Consumer behaviour in summer
- Seasonal employment opportunities
- Agricultural economic impact
- Energy consumption and economics
- Tourism and local economies
- Challenges and economic strategies
As you can see – quite a few topics in a short space of time!
