EC107

Economics 1

Term 1

In-Class Questions

Week 3 Support and Feedback Class

Units 1 & 2

In-Q2.1:

It has been argued that one of the reasons that Britain was the first to industrialise is that
wages were higher and coal was cheaper in Britain than in other similar countries. With
the help of a diagram, show how this can be explained within an economic model.

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In-Q2.2:

What is meant by the Malthusian Trap and what enabled industrialising economies to
escape from the Trap?

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Following your Class meeting of Week 3, you should ensure that you are able
independently to be able to produce clear and comprehensive answers to these
questions. To support you further in this, you should use all the resources available to
you on the module, including:

Lecture Videos and Slides; the online textbook CORE: The Economy; the peer-support
Forum for Units 1 & 2; the Feedback on In-Class Questions for Units 1 & 2; the FAQs
resource. All of these resources are clearly linked on the module Moodle page.

Professor Robin Naylor