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ECON6903: Topics in Advanced Macroeconomics
2026 unit information
This unit examines frontier topics in macroeconomics. The first half develops key tools, including perfect foresight and rational expectations, applied to the canonical real business cycle (RBC) model and models with health dynamics to study pandemics. The second half explores nominal frictions in New Keynesian models and their monetary policy implications. The unit also introduces the fiscal theory of the price level. Students critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of these frameworks and gain tools for further theoretical or empirical macroeconomic research.
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Economics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ECON4902 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. apply macroeconomic theory to the analysis of current events, data and policy
- LO2. identify, access and use materials provided online; analyse data provided by lecturer
- LO3. communicate concepts, both orally and in writing, to a professional standard
- LO4. demonstrate ability to plan and achieve goals; use materials provided by lecturer to prepare and revise.
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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