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316-451 Modelling the Australian Macroeconomy | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Dr R Dixon |
Prerequisites | 316-312 Macroeconomics, and 316-316 Basic Econometrics or 316-317 Econometrics. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Three hours a week of lectures/seminars |
Subject Description | The use of open economy macroeconomic models in economic policy analysis. Recent developments in open economy macroeconomic theory; important Australian macroeconomic data sets; the design of macroeconometric models of the Australian economy; the derivation of policy multipliers; policy simulation techniques and sensitivity analysis of economy-wide models; recent developments in the theory of economic growth; an examination of some current issues in macroeconomic policy. |
Assessment | A 3-hour examination (80%) and class assignments totalling approximately 2000 words (20%). |
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