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Economics UPDATE
The monthly Economics Network Email Newsletter
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4th October 2004
Welcome to UPDATE, the Economics Network Email Newsletter. This newsletter
is intended to inform ECON-LTSN subscribers about our activities and to
provide other information that may be of interest. Economics UPDATE will be
distributed on the first Monday of each calendar month.
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CONTENTS
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1. WHAT'S NEW
The Internet For Business And Economics
Email Address
2. NOTICEBOARD
Economics Network Events
PBL Directory
3. AND FINALLY.....
Relationship Cycles
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1. WHAT'S NEW
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THE INTERNET FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Thursday 9th December 2004, London School of Economics and Political Science
This is a one-day national seminar on Internet research skills aimed at
lecturers and researchers interested in improving their own use of the
Internet for research, or in teaching Internet research skills to students.
Internet research skills are now recognised as an essential part of the
undergraduate curriculum (QAA Benchmark Statements 2004). The seminar will
provide practical ideas and materials to help with teaching Internet
research methods; Internet and database searching; and use of the Internet
to find literature and numerical data. For those conducting their own
research, the seminars will offer the chance to learn how to get the most
from leading online databases and Internet research tools.
Further details and an online booking form are available at:
http://www.sosig.ac.uk/events/
EMAIL ADDRESS
Please note our new email address: [log in to unmask]
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2. NOTICEBOARD
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ECONOMICS NETWORK EVENTS
National Workshop Programme
We are currently developing a nationwide workshop programme for 2004/05.
Provisional topics include: Personal Development Plans (PDP’s); Use of
Virtual Learning Environments in Economics Teaching; Issues in Economics
Teaching and Learning for Graduate Teaching Assistants and New Lecturers;
Employability and Retention Issues in Economics Teaching. Further details
will be available on our Web site shortly.
Services To Departments
We can offer your department a range of staff development services from
half-day or full-day workshops on particular learning and teaching issues,
joint departmental away days and regional events. Please visit our Web site
for more information:
http://www.economics.ltsn.ac.uk/services.htm
PBL DIRECTORY
The Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Directory at the University of Brighton is
designed to be a central international database from which
people/institutions can ascertain in a little more depth how PBL is
actually being used. Users of PBL can also exchange information and share
ideas by sharing contact details.
To make it as worthwhile a resource as possible, the project relies on
gathering as wide a range and number of participants in the Directory as
possible. If you or any of your colleagues use or are interested in PBL as
a way of learning, please register your details at:
http://interact.bton.ac.uk/pbl/index.php
You can also find resources about PBL in economics on our Web site at:
http://www.economics.ltsn.ac.uk/showcase/approaches.htm
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3. AND FINALLY...
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RELATIONSHIP CYCLES
We continue our look at unusual applications of economics thinking. This
month: relationship cycles.
Glen Whitman at California State University considers when Marginal Utility
of Relationship Time curves have different slopes. Consider phone calls
frequency. If Chris wants to call Pat every other day and Pat wants to call
Chris every three days, then Chris will end up making all the calls.
http://agoraphilia.blogspot.com/2004/09/relationship-cycles.html
Alex Tabarrok at George Mason University seizes on Whitman's point as an
explanation for why his wife thinks he never wants to call her.
http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2004/09/economics_of_re
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"Games and Information" author Eric Rasmusen disputes that a rational Chris
will think Pat never wants to call, bringing in probability revision to
make his point.
http://www.rasmusen.org/x/archives/000225.html
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CONTACT US
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If you have any suggestions, feedback or comments please contact:
Bhagesh Sachania, Information Officer, Economics Network
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel.: (0117) 928 7071
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