Department of Economics

ECON311: Macroeconomic Policy

Lecturer in charge

Professor Lance Fisher

Availability

D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year

Unit Outline

Websites

Handbook entry

Coursework unit website - WebCT (Login required)

Description

The theory of economic policy, targeting, intervention vs non-intervention; evaluation of monetary, fiscal and exchange rate policies; inflation and unemployment; effects of exchange rate changes; centralised versus decentralised wage determination; costs and benefits of anti-inflationary policy; international interdependence and policy coordination; current issues in Australian macroeconomic policy.