EC3402:04
Current Issues 3
Townsville
Prerequisites: 18 units of level 1 subjects including EC1005
26 lectures, 26 tutorials. Second semester.
Staff: Assoc. Professor R Monypenny.
Issues related to a topic of current interest in Australia. Review of the issues; policy implications; integration with the wider macroeconomic features of the Australian economy. The topic changes from year to year. Topics that have been covered include: financial deregulation (1994), international integration (1995), productivity and growth (1996), ecological economics (1997), global warming (1998).
Learning Objectives:
- to know the issues related to the topic;
- to understand the policy implications, the interactions between the issues and their integration with the wider macroeconomic features of the Australian economy.
On-course and end of semester assessment, as required by the topic each year and indicated in the subject outline.