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ECC2400

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 November 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Economics

Coordinator(s)

Dr Liang Choon Wang

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Issues include the microeconomics of firm, the microeconomics of the welfare state, and the microeconomics of transitional economies such as China. Microeconomic difficulties in the public sector.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. be familiar with the way in which economists apply economic theory to analyse how institutions and government microeconomic policies affect economic performance, as well as how such analysis informs their policy recommendations
  2. understand and critically evaluate current policy debates on issues of microeconomic policy and institutions
  3. evaluate the contributions and limitations of economic analysis for helping to understand and evaluate microeconomic policy options.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination: 70%

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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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Liang Choon Wang

Prerequisites

ECC1000 or equivalent