Undergraduate, Postgraduate - UnitECC4710 - Post-Keynesian economics

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Economics
Offered	Not offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)	Dr Mike White

Synopsis

Topics include Keynes' aggregate demand and supply analysis and critique of automatic adjustment in the economy; the significance of an endogenous money supply for inflation; credit, speculation and financial instability; the national saving debate; investment and income distribution; the Phillips Curve and hysteresis.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

be familiar with the Post Keynesian framework of the economy, which draws on the work of J M Keynes and M Kalecki
have a clear understanding of how the framework can be used to analyse a number of policy issues in Australia, including monetary policy, the roles of investment and saving, government budgetary strategies and income policies
be able to critically analyse the framework through written work.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Michael White

Workload requirements

3 hours per week