James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2001

EC2001:03

Macroeconomics 2B

Townsville

Prerequisites: EC1005

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%).