ECC2840

Australian economic institutions and policy

(BUS)

Mr Michael White

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week + Clayton + Prerequisites: ECC1000 and ECC1100 or ECC2100 or ECC1510, or equivalent

Synopsis: The role of economic institutions and the process of institutional change, including the role of interest groups in promoting such change. An overview of Australian economic development sketches the changing environment within which such institutions operate. Key institutions, and changes in institutional structures over time, in selected sectors of the Australian economy, including the agricultural and manufacturing sectors, the labour market and the financial sector, as well as the institutions central to competition and trade policy.

Assessment: Individual tutorial paper (20-30 minutes): 15% + Essay (3000 words): 35% + Examination (2 hours): 50%