2009 Course Handbook
ECON110: Macroeconomic Principles
This is an introductory unit in macroeconomics. Topics covered include: the economic method and tools of analysis, national income accounts, inflation, savings and investments, unemployment, the business cycle (the Keynesian income-expenditure model, fiscal policy, money creation, monetary policy), the aggregate supply-aggregate demand model, economic growth, the open economy (exchange rate and balance of payments).
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year Summer Session - Offered in January-February as part of Summer School program. |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Massimiliano Tani |
| Prerequisites: | (Admission to BAppFin or BBA or BCom or BEc or GDipEd) or GPA of 2.0 with 12cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | ECON101 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Economics |
Timetable Information
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