Long-Run Economic Change

Subject ECON90020 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Three hours of lectures/seminars per week
Total Time Commitment:

Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester
Prerequisites:

ECON90002 Microeconomics

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects:

ECON40004 Long-Run Economic Change

Subject
Core Participation Requirements:

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Contact

Graduate School of Business and Economics
Level 4, 198 Berkeley Street
Telephone: +61 3 8344 1670
Online Enquiries
Web: www.gsbe.unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: The study of long-run economic change concerns itself with two questions: why do certain economies persistently perform more successfully than others and how is leadership in the world economy achieved and maintained? How, for example, did the United States attain its current place in the global economy and will it be able to hold on to that position indefinitely? What are the futures of the Asian Tigers and Australia in the world economy? This subject introduces students to these issues as well as to other fundamental issues of long-run economic change. Students will carefully examine and assess different approaches to long-run economic analysis.
Objectives:

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Evaluate critically contrasting views about the determinants of long-run economic change;

  • Analyse the processes of long-term economic growth and decline;

  • Analyse a variety of different approaches, including the historical and institutional, to supplement traditional economic analysis and policy making;

  • Explain and analyse the main issues and debates in the field of historical economics;

  • Explain and describe the main contours of the development of the world economy; and

  • Contextualize and analyse contemporary economic events .

Assessment:
  • One 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60%)
  • An essay not exceeding 5000 words (30%)
  • Seminar paper not exceeding 2000 words (10%)
Prescribed Texts: You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
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Generic Skills:

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

  • Evaluation of ideas, views and evidence;

  • Synthesis of ideas, views and evidence;

  • Critical thinking;

  • Application of theory to economic policy and business decision making;

  • Summary and interpretation of information;

  • Problem solving skills;

  • Collaborative learning and teamwork;

  • Written communication;

  • Oral communication.
Notes:

Students may not gain credit for both ECON90020 Long-Run Economic Change and ECON40004 Long-Run Economic Change.

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