ECX2300 · Monash University
Crashes, crises and macroeconomic policy
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Workload
- ≈ 12 h / week
- Faculty
- Business and Economics
What it covers
This unit will examine recent developments in the economy, including the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 recession, and apply macroeconomic theory to explain how they unfolded and how they relate to other trends in the macroeconomy. Topics covered include liquidity traps, secular stagnation, inequality, monetary policy and the rise of automation. Across all topics the unit will cover both the relevant macroeconomic theory and the underlying data including how it is created, analysed and used in the policy making process.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 3 - Exercise | Exercise | 10% |
| 2 - Presentation | Presentation | 20% |
| 4 - Examination | Examination | 60% |
| 1 - Exercise | Exercise | 10% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On-campus |