ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STABILITY: THEORY AND EVIDENCE
ECO3EGS
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will build on your knowledge of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. You will develop your capacity to analyse Australian macroeconomic policy questions relating to, among other things, consumption, investment, long-run economic growth, macroeconomic stabilization, inflation and unemployment.
School: La Trobe Business School
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Jan Libich
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: ECO2MFG or ECO2MAT or ECO2PPB
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Apply economic concept and reasoning to analyse long-run economic growth.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorial exercises, group assignments / problem sets
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Apply economic concepts and reasoning to analyse consumption and saving.
- Activities:
- Lectures, group assignments / problem sets, 1,500-word assignment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
03. Apply economic concepts and reasoning to analyse unemployment viewed from a medium-term perspective.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorials exercises, group assignments / problem sets
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
04. Synthesise and communication solutions to policy questions related to economic growth, consumption, saving and unemployment.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorial exercises, 1500-word assignment and final examination
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Quantitative Literacy)
Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jan Libich
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorial exercises | Equivalent to 500 words. Summative assessment task. | 10 | 03 |
| Five 100-word per-student-equivalent group-based problem sets / blog posts | Summative assessment task. | 10 | 03 |
| One 2-hour final examination | Equivalent to 2000 words. Summative assessment task. discipline-specific knowledge and skills. quant literacy | 50 | 01, 04 |
| One 1,500-word (essay-based) individual assignment | Summative assessment task. inquiry research, critical thinking | 30 | 02 |