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ETC5443
Faculty of Business and Economics
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
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| Level | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics |
| Organisational Unit | Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics |
| Offered | Not offered in 2015 |
| Coordinator(s) | Professor John Madden |
Synopsis
This course surveys contemporary macroeconometric and applied general equilibrium models as they are used for policy analysis. The focus of these models extends from fiscal, monetary and tax policy, through trade, tariffs and industry policy, to the environment and greenhouse gases. In their major written assignment, all students are expected to come to grips with some of the practical issues involved in policy modelling.
Outcomes
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- acquire an understanding of the main elements of the theoretical structure of a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model
- acquire an understanding of how a CGE model is calibrated and implemented on computer
- develop the ability to conduct basic simulations with a comparative-static CGE model
- acquire skills in the analysis of the more readily interpretable model results in terms of model theory, data base, closure and shocks
- develop an elementary understanding of the key features of dynamic CGE models.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
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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