LSE EconomicsEC311

History of Economics: How Theories Change Group Sessions

Small-group teaching for LSE’s EC311 History of Economics: How Theories Change, focused on the concepts, problem sets, data exercises and exam-style questions covered in the module.

Study alongside other EC311 students with an experienced university tutor.

Group Rate
£49 + VAT per student, per hour

The Module

Group support for EC311 History of Economics: How Theories Change at LSE

Traces the development of economic thought from seventeenth-century mercantilism to twentieth-century neoclassical economics. Students read original texts to understand how theories of growth, value, money and markets changed with historical conditions and ideas about scientific progress.

Our EC311 group sessions are designed to make the module feel more manageable. Sessions can focus on clarifying lecture material, rebuilding foundations, working through problem sets, data exercises, coding tasks and exam-style questions, and developing a clearer strategy for revision and assessed work.

Because everyone in the group is studying the same LSE module, sessions stay closely focused on the particular methods, notation and types of question students encounter in EC311.

What students often find difficult
  • Understanding the main concepts without losing sight of the bigger picture
  • Applying the theory to problem sets, data exercises, coding tasks and exam-style questions
  • Knowing how much detail is expected in assessed answers
  • Building a clear revision plan when the module starts to feel cumulative

Working in a small group also gives students the opportunity to see how others approach the same problem and to learn from questions they may not have thought to ask themselves.

How the sessions can help
  • Reviewing the intuition behind the core methods
  • Working through problem sets step by step
  • Interpreting output, results and applied examples
  • Building confidence with exam-style questions
  • Focusing on the exact parts of EC311 that the group finds unclear

The aim is not simply to work through solutions, but to make sure students understand the methods well enough to apply them independently.

Topics we can cover

Mercantilist and classical ideas
Neoclassical economics
Original economic texts
Theories of growth and value
Money and markets
Historical context and scientific progress

The precise content of each session can be adapted to what the group is currently covering at LSE.

Small-group EC311 tuition
£49 + VAT per student, per hour

Sessions are held online and are focused exclusively on students taking the same LSE module.

Experienced EC311 tutors

Our EC311 tutors include experienced university teachers and subject specialists. For group sessions, we select a tutor suited to the particular module and the areas students want to cover.

See one-to-one tuition for EC311
Group Sessions

Join a EC311 group.

Tell us what you are currently covering in History of Economics: How Theories Change and which areas you would like help with. We will let you know about suitable upcoming EC311 group sessions.

Enquire about EC311 group sessions