25555 Macroeconomics: Theory and Applications

6cp

Requisite(s): (25115 Economics for Business OR 251150 Economics for Business) AND (26134 Business Statistics OR 26133 Business Information Analysis OR 261330 Business Information Analysis OR 35101 Mathematics 1 OR 33130 Mathematical Modelling 1)

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.

There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Undergraduate

In this subject, students gain a thorough introduction to the main macroeconomic problems facing modern economies. The subject develops a framework for understanding these problems and examines the major policy tools used to deal with them. Topics covered include unemployment; inflation; determination of national income; monetary policy; and fiscal policy. The subject also deals with models of consumption and investment spending and problems which arise in attempting to estimate these models for economies like Australia. Linkages with the international market are also considered.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/courses/subject/syllabus/25555.pdf

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,280.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.