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ECS2730
Faculty of Business and Economics
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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 | South Africa First semester 2015 (Day) South Africa Summer semester A 2015 (Day) |
Synopsis
Measuring and interpreting macroeconomic data; consumption and investment decisions; analysis of the real exchange rate and trade balance; assets price movements; different international monetary systems; the economic benefits and costs of optimum currency areas; IS-LM mode; AD-AS model; how policy-makers in South Africa and the broader African continent try to stablise the economy.
Outcomes
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- demonstrate the impact of monetary and government policies on an open economy using the IS-LM model and AD-AS model
- 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.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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