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Credit points: 11.1
Coordinator: Neville Norman.
Prerequisite: Economics B11 and Economics B22, or approved equivalent.
Contact: A 2-hour seminar class each week except during BEd (Secondary) block periods of School Experience; class presentations and activities as determined at the commencement of the subject.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- extend their knowledge of economic theory and policy via a study of international economics; and
- acquire specialised knowledge in international economics, with a breadth of background suitable for intending teachers of economics or for a career in commerce.
Content:
Theories of free trade and protection; the Australian balance of payments; exchange rates, tariffs and other weapons of balance of payments control; the conflict between internal and external balance, international capital movements; the international monetary system; current international issues.
Assessment:
A 2-hour examination (60 per cent); class assignments totalling approximately 3,000 words (40 per cent).
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