Admission and Unit Information - Bachelor of Economics (Honours)

Students will be taught advanced topics in microeconomics covering theory of consumer behaviour, theory of profits, theory of firm covering game theoretic behaviour, markets, topics in general equilibrium, theory of information and modern welfare economics and empirical applications.

The unit is needed to provide a course in advanced econometrics which will expose the student to traditional and modern econometric methodologies and enable students to apply econometric methods to data analysis in their honours thesis. This unit exposes the student to a range of applied economic and finance research techniques. The scope of the unit includes economic and financial model building, estimation. The unit completes research method with economic and financial hypotheses testing and forecasting.

This unit considers in detail some of the theoretical approaches to political economy, together with an overview of researc h methods associated with these approaches. Depending on the interset of lecturers and students, topic areas covered in detail may include: Marxian Political Economy, Critical Realism and its Application to Economics, Post Keynesian Economics, Evolutionary Economics, Feminist Economics and Feminist Political Economy, Political Economy approaches to Development, Environmental and International Economics, Classics in the History of Economics Thoguht, Behavioral Finance.

The aim of this unit is to further develop the student's research and problem solving skills. The student is required to implement the research plan, complete a substantive piece of research in the relevant disciplinary field and to communicate the results of that work to an interested and technically literate audience. The thesis is expected to be at a high professional standard. The thesis topic and structure will vary according to the area of interest of the student and the expertise of the supervisor. Throughout this unit, regular planned consultations between the student and supervisor will occur. Students are expected to work to a schedule devised in consultation with their supervisor. The schedule will include set dates for the presentation of draft chapters for review by the supervisor(s).

The student will be taught advanced macroeconomic theory covering macroeconomic models, determinants of aggregate consumption, investment, growth, and the role of money. Theories of the balance of payments and exchange rate determination will be covered. Macroeconomic policy issues will be discussed. Applied macro-econometric studies will be covered.

The aim of this unit is to further develop the student's research and problem solving skills. The student is required to implement the research plan, complete a substantive piece of research in the relevant disciplinary field and to communicate the results of that work to an interested and technically literate audience. The thesis is expected to be at a high professional standard. The thesis topic and structure will vary according to the area of interest of the student and the expertise of the supervisor. Throughout this unit, regular planned consultations between the student and supervisor will occur. Students are expected to work to a schedule devised in consultation with their supervisor. The schedule will include set dates for the presentation of draft chapters for review by the supervisor(s).

The unit is needed to provide a course in advanced econometrics which will expose the student to traditional and modern econometric methodologies and enable students to apply econometric methods to data analysis in their honours thesis. This unit exposes the student to a range of applied economic and finance research techniques. The scope of the unit includes economic and financial model building, estimation. The unit completes research method with economic and financial hypotheses testing and forecasting.

This unit considers in detail some of the theoretical approaches to political economy, together with an overview of researc h methods associated with these approaches. Depending on the interset of lecturers and students, topic areas covered in detail may include: Marxian Political Economy, Critical Realism and its Application to Economics, Post Keynesian Economics, Evolutionary Economics, Feminist Economics and Feminist Political Economy, Political Economy approaches to Development, Environmental and International Economics, Classics in the History of Economics Thoguht, Behavioral Finance.

The student will be taught advanced macroeconomic theory covering macroeconomic models, determinants of aggregate consumption, investment, growth, and the role of money. Theories of the balance of payments and exchange rate determination will be covered. Macroeconomic policy issues will be discussed. Applied macro-econometric studies will be covered.

Students will be taught advanced topics in microeconomics covering theory of consumer behaviour, theory of profits, theory of firm covering game theoretic behaviour, markets, topics in general equilibrium, theory of information and modern welfare economics and empirical applications.

The aim of this unit is to further develop the student's research and problem solving skills. The student is required to implement the research plan, complete a substantive piece of research in the relevant disciplinary field and to communicate the results of that work to an interested and technically literate audience. The thesis is expected to be at a high professional standard. The thesis topic and structure will vary according to the area of interest of the student and the expertise of the supervisor. Throughout this unit, regular planned consultations between the student and supervisor will occur. Students are expected to work to a schedule devised in consultation with their supervisor. The schedule will include set dates for the presentation of draft chapters for review by the supervisor(s).

The aim of this unit is to further develop the student's research and problem solving skills. The student is required to implement the research plan, complete a substantive piece of research in the relevant disciplinary field and to communicate the results of that work to an interested and technically literate audience. The thesis is expected to be at a high professional standard. The thesis topic and structure will vary according to the area of interest of the student and the expertise of the supervisor. Throughout this unit, regular planned consultations between the student and supervisor will occur. Students are expected to work to a schedule devised in consultation with their supervisor. The schedule will include set dates for the presentation of draft chapters for review by the supervisor(s).