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

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