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ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STABILITY: THEORY AND EVIDENCE

ECO3EGS

2020

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 (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Jan Libich

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: ECO2MAT OR ECO2MFG OR ECO2PPB

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply economic concept and reasoning to analyse long-run economic growth.
02. Apply economic concepts and reasoning to analyse consumption and saving.
03. Apply economic concepts and reasoning to analyse unemployment viewed from a medium-term perspective.
04. Synthesise and communication solutions to policy questions related to economic growth, consumption, saving and unemployment.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jan Libich

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 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 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Tutorial exercisesEquivalent to 500 words. Summative assessment task.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO3

Five 100-word per-student-equivalent group-based problem sets / blog postsSummative assessment task.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO3

One 2-hour final examinationEquivalent to 2000 words.Summative assessment task.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO4

One 1,500-word (essay-based) individual assignment

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO2