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ECON243 Australian Economic Institutions and Performance

Updated: 22 November 2006
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
28 September 2007 29 September 2007 Optional
Supervised Exam November
Pre-requisites 24 cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ECON 143; EH 120
Notes offered in Summer Semester 2006-2007
Combined Units ECON143 - Australian Economic Institutions and Performance
Coordinator(s) Christopher Lloyd (alloyd@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit comprises up to 26 lecture hours and 13 tutorial hours. It is one of a suite of units in economic history and institutional economics and is an important component of the BEc and BCom degrees. The unit gives students an historical perspective on contemporary economic institutions. Its main theme is the ways in which government, business and interest groups have interacted in the development of the Australian economy. It considers the Constitution and the economic functions of government, and the main regulatory institutions concerned with the labour market, rural production, industry and competition policy, public and private finance, and international economic relations.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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