Overview
This unit will examine recent developments in the economy, including the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 recession, and apply macroeconomic theory to explain how they unfolded and how they relate to other trends in the macroeconomy. Topics covered include liquidity traps, secular stagnation, inequality, monetary policy and the rise … For more content click the Read More button below.
Offerings
S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
Requisites
Prerequisite
Rules
Enrolment Rule
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Mr Isaac Gross
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.
understand how economic theory and data are combined to analyse and frame macroeconomic policies
2.
understand how macroeconomic data is created, and used to design macroeconomic policy
3.
evaluate the contributions and limitations of economic analysis for helping to understand and to evaluate macroeconomic policy options
4.
analyse the causes of recent economic crises, apply macroeconomic theory to understand how they unfolded and describe what policies were used to solve them.
Teaching approach
Online learning
Active learning
Peer assisted learning
Assessment
1 - Within semester assessment
2 - Examination
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Lectures
Tutorials
Workload requirements
Workload