Undergraduate - UnitECG2730 - Macroeconomic policy

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Economics
Offered	Gippsland First semester 2014 (Day) Gippsland First semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Ernesto Valenzuela

Synopsis

Macroeconomic policy as it affects the open economy; policy consequences of consumption and investment decisions; analysis of policies with respect to the real exchange rate and trade balance; policy responses to assets price movements; policy goals under different international monetary systems; the economic benefits and costs of optimum currency areas; how policy-makers in Australia try to stabilise the economy.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

understand the impact of monetary and government policies on an open economy
explain the policy consequences of consumption and investment decisions
explain how policies affect the trade balance and income
analyse policy responses to assets price movements
evaluate the economic benefits and costs of optimum currency areas
demonstrate in individual summative assessment tasks the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered in this unit.