James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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EC2001:03

Macroeconomics 2B

Townsville

Prerequisites: EC1001 EC1002

26 lectures, 24 tutorials. Second semester.

Staff: Mr I Fleming.

The labour market with flexible and rigid prices and wages; aggregate dynamics and price adjustment; macroeconomic policy; the world economy.

Learning Objectives:

  1. to present the basics of intermediate macroeconomic theory, introducing students to economic model building and algebraic and computer modelling.

Assessment by written assignment, computer workshop, seminar presentation (20%); end-of-semester written examination (80%).


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