Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomics(经济学)atuniversityisbeingattributedto（归因于）theglobaleconomiccrisis(危机)awakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks. 
Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuary,accordingtoUCAS,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.AspokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup. 
ProfessorJohnBeath,thepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureatStAndrewsUniversity,saidhisfirst-yearlectureswhichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400,ratherthantheusual250. 
“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors,whowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydone.”Headded.  
Universityapplicationsrose70%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jump,withpeople’srenewedinterestincareersinthepubicsector（部门）,whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis. 
Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters,andalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingon,althoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain. 
ZackHocking,theheadofChildTrustFunds,said:“It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequipped(使…有能力)tomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.”
小题1:ProfessorJohnBeath’slecturesare            .