Economics of the Firm: Essays

Please choose one essay.

The word limit is 3000.

Deadline: Tuesday 28 May 2002

For essay consultation, my Office Hour is on Monday 4pm at Sociology Department (K203a). Otherwise email or telephone me.

  1. Critically assess the different theoretical perspectives of the firm.
  2. Examine the different ways of addressing ‘market failure’ and ‘contractual failure’.
  3. Describe the main limitations of orthodox economic methodology. In what ways is critical realism an improvement?
  4. Discuss the different perspectives of organisation of work.
  5. In what ways can newly privatised companies be regulated?
  6. Critically compare the different theoretical models of labour employment.
  7. How are tacit knowledge, learning and innovation capability inter-connected?
  8. How are economics and morality interrelated?

 

 

Table 1: Classification of Grades

Percentage

CEP Course Grades

UK Grades

University Grades

+70%

5

First Class

Double Distinction

60-69%

4

2.1

Course Grade +1

50-59%

3

2.2

Course Grade +1

35-49%

2

Third Class and Pass

Course Grade +1

<34%

1

Fail

Course Grade +1
1