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Introduction
This is an intermediate level unit in Economics. The unit is for students who have elected the Business Economics major in the Bachelor of Business (BBus) and the Economic Policy major in the Bachelor of Economics (BEc) degrees. The unit is an elective in all other Economic majors offered by the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics. This unit provides students with a balance of both micro and macro view of Economics in a worldwide perspective. There will be normative views discussed in the development of the world regions and quantitative and analytical approach taken on key areas such as trade theory. The unit aims to extend knowledge about the global economy and provide analytical tools that can help to produce efficient outcomes for the global economy. The unit also covers issues concerning why uneven development occurs, whether convergence is possible and why efficiency and equity do not always complement each other.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | International Economics |
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| Unit code | BEA202 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Economics and Finance |
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| Level | Intermediate |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Understand an economic way of thinking to discuss the economic behaviour of consumers, firms and governments within the context of international markets for goods and services.
- LO2: Apply an economic way of thinking and use appropriate economic model and graphical techniques to support the economic analysis of international trade flows, the assessment of various trade related government policies, and various macroeconomic issues including exchange rate determination.
- LO3: Discuss from various perspectives, a range of contemporary and topical micro- and macroeconomic trade and capital flow related issues across developed, developing and emerging economies which also include ethics and cross-cultural issues.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
BEA111
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 1 x 2 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour workshop per week. Please check the unit outline for details. |
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| Assessment | Quizzes (10%), Workshop (10%), Essay (10%), Discussion posts (10%), Final exam (60%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Pugel T.A. (2015), International Economics, 16th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York. This text book is a standard text at many US and Australian universities. Each chapter has case studies containing a real world situation that provides better understanding and practical application of the concepts discussed in that chapter. |
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