Offered
Clayton First semester 2008 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2008 (Day)
Synopsis
The nature and scope of economics; different economic systems; economic policy analysis and evaluation; main bodies of economic thought; examples of household, business and government economic decision problems; consumer choice, product demand and factor supply; enterprise choice, product supply and factor demand; market analyses of contemporary issues; competitive market long run equilibrium; market power; market failure and concerns for efficiency and equity; government involvement in the Australian economy.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination (2 hours): 60%
Contact hours
Three contact hours per week
