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DEBATE: Should we have a smaller financial services sector?

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Introductory Level Updated 20 May 2013
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Risk will return

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Introductory Level Updated 10 May 2013
By Alan Shipman
Is it too much to expect that the new financial system will be fundamentally less accident-prone than the old?
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The new politics of banking

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Introductory Level Updated 08 May 2013
By Matt Staples
From ‘light touch’ to ‘durable’: we look at the new politics of banking
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Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

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Advanced Level Duration 8 hours Updated 23 May 2013
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Discrimination in the labour market exists in many forms: the ‘glass ceiling’ ageism, racism, etc. This unit will help you look at this problem with...
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Introduction to financial services

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Introductory Level Duration 100 hours Updated 30 Apr 2013 Register by 25 Jul 2013
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Explore the historical development of financial services in the UK and examine how the sector is currently structured and regulated.This course is for students aiming...
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Personal investment in an uncertain world

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Intermediate Level Duration 300 hours Updated 14 Apr 2013 Register by 10 Apr 2014
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Explores some of the concepts that underpin investment planning and examines how investment planning decisions are affected by economic uncertainty.This course is appropriate if you...
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Running the economy

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Intermediate Level Duration 600 hours Updated 27 Mar 2013 Register by 05 Sep 2013
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Learn how to think like an economist and understand the problems of running the national and global economy after the outbreak of a major economic...
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