Archive for February, 2011

I didn’t prepare enough for the test.

The Cuban Economy

Posted: February 3, 2011 in IB Economics: Section 5

Overview of the Economy: The government continues to balance the need for economic loosening against a desire for firm political control. The government announced it would eliminate 500,000 state jobs by March 2011 and has expanded opportunities for self-employment. President CASTRO said such changes were needed to update the economic model to ensure the survival [...]

I find the new glossary on moodle quite useful. In particular, “Branches of economics” seemed pretty useful, because it provides a simple outline of the key economics frameworks like Keynesian, neo-classical, and laissez faire. I also find the “Famous economists” section pretty interesting.In the Games section, I find the flashcards most useful, but I think [...]