ECC4790 - Project evaluation
6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Faculty of Business and Economics
Leader(s): Professor Peter Forsyth
Offered
Australia (Other) First semester 2009 (Off-campus block of classes)
Synopsis
Topics include development and application of microeconomic theory for the economic evaluation of (public) sector investment projects and policies; investment analysis and criteria, discounting techniques; Pareto potential improvement criterion, shadow pricing, social discount rates, distribution issues, secondary benefits, risk and uncertainty, cost-effectiveness.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination (3 hours): 60%
Contact hours
3 hours per week
Prerequisites
ECC4650 or equivalent
Prohibitions
13 October 2017
23 July 2024