EC5207 - Contemporary Economic Policy and Social Welfare
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject focuses on microeconomics (i.e. on individuals and on businesses) and microeconomic policy, operating under the assumption that the primary aim of policy is to maximise social welfare. It introduces fundamental questions, discusses institutional details and reviews the microeconomic theory underlying the role of the public sector. It looks at the way in which government policy influences consumer and business behaviour, and at the implications of those changes on social and economic welfare. The subject is tailored to students who (envision to) work at a position that requires advanced economics skills.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate comprehensive ability to use those models to analyse policy changes, making predictions about the possible impact of those changes on different economic agents and on social and economic welfare;
- Demonstrate advanced ability to think critically about and evaluate microeconomic policies;
- Demonstrate extensive familiarity with a range of different micro economic models that explain and/or describe consumer and firm behaviours.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Introductory subjects in Economics and Statistics |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BX3024 EC2003 EC3415 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Hong-Bo Liu. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); mid semester test (30%); essay (40%). |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Hong-Bo Liu. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); mid semester test (30%); essay (40%). |
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