316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics

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316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	2
Coordinator	Dr N Olekalns
Prerequisites	316-102 Introductory Microeconomics.
Semester	1, repeat 2 (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week
Subject Description	An introduction to macroeconomic theory and policy. Economic aggregates such as aggregate production and employment, the general level of prices and inflation, the exchange rate, the volume of money and the balance of payments. Analysis is particularly directed to models of an open economy and to current economic problems and policy issues.
Assessment	A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (70%); assignments of up to approximately 2000 words in total (20%) and a mark based on attendance and participation in tutorials (10%).
Prescribed Texts	John Sloman and K Norris, Macroeconomics. Addison-Wesley, 2nd edition.

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