1. Economics Alive! Susan HayesCulleton “The Positive Economist”

2. Susan HayesCulleton “The Positive Economist” Managing Director, Hayes Culleton Ltd Event organisers all over the world to deliver educational, value- adding, memorable and practical sessions for their audiences. Hayes Culleton © Tweet me @SusanHayes_

3. Hayes Culleton © ECB Developments Interest Rates International Trade Foreign Exchange Money Supply Government Debt Inflation Source: www.ft.comwww.ft.com

4. REALITIES 1)I find it hard to concentrate 2)I find the International Trade section difficult 3)I panic if I feel that I’m running out of time 4)I don’t know what’s going to come up on the paper OPPORTUNITIES 1)I can mix my activities every 20 minutes and give myself a treat every hour 2)I can ask my teacher to explain the “terms of trade” concept again and practise questions 3)I can set a specific time for homework questions to practise time management GOAL: I want to move from a C grade to a B1 grade within 3 months C C C NC G R O W

5. What am I going to do about it? 1) I’m going to list all of the different activities for study for variety 2) I’m going to approach my teacher about one weak area each month 3) I’m going to set a time for myself doing three pieces of homework each night to get used to time limits GOAL: I want to move from a C grade to a B1 grade within 3 months

6. Hayes Culleton © Scottish Independence Referendum Currency Union International Trade Membership of the EU Fiscal Policy Banking Assets Government Debt Source: www.irishtimes.comwww.irishtimes.com

7. Hayes Culleton © Scottish Independence Referendum Source: Ireland’s Report Card, Dept of Finance, September 2014

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10. “The best way to predict the future... is to create it.” Peter Drucker “The best way to predict the future... is to create it.” Peter Drucker Hayes Culleton © Tweet me @SusanHayes_