FIN202 Real-world Economics This subject demonstrates how economic theory and concepts can be used to analyse and explain contemporary issues in politics, trade and business. Topics covered in the subject include government intervention in markets, how businesses determine their strategy for gaining market share and how countries go about establishing trade relations. Real-world applications are used throughout the subject, and the subject concludes with case studies relating to the global financial crisis of 2008 and trade relations between the US and China.