ECOS3036: Economic Policy Evaluation

2026 unit information

This unit develops the skills needed to conduct and critically appraise economic policy evaluations. The policy evaluations considered will be drawn from a range of contexts, both micro- and macroeconomic, including education, consumption and saving, health, and environment. Throughout the unit, students will be introduced to econometric methodologies extensively used in the policy evaluation literature, including instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, and regression discontinuity designs. Practical computer applications using statistical software are incorporated.

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Details

Study level	Undergraduate
Academic unit	Economics
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	(ECOS2030 or ECMT1020) and (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)
Corequisites: ?	None
Prohibitions: ?	ECOS3903
Assumed knowledge: ?	None

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Semester 2 2026	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

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