Educating Economists for Goverment

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  A large degree of continuity with the previous
specification
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• ..the ability to
• abstract and simplify in order to identify and
  model the essence of a problem.
• analyse and reason - both deductively and
  inductively.
• marshal evidence and to assimilate, structure,
  analyse and evaluate qualitative and quantitative
  data.
• communicate results concisely to a wide audience,
  including those with no training in economics.
• think critically about the limits of one's
  analysis in a broader socio-economic context.
• draw economic policy inferences, to recognise the
  potential constraints in their implementation and
  to evaluate the efficacy of policy outcomes in
  the light of stated policy objectives.

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  EAC ASSESSMENT MATRIX (2007)  



Pass/Fail Rating scale
1-5, 1 poor, 2
developable 3
required standard
4 consistently good
5 consistently excellent
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The majority of candidates fail because they do
not understand fundamental principles, concepts
and analyses and hence find them difficult to
apply and easy to forget.
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