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Crawford School of Public Policy · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
This course is available for on-campus & remote (online) learning. All students participate in interactive, real-time classes. This is a Master- and PhD-level course covering a range of topics in applied microeconomics. The course introduces a series of microeconomics research tools and applies them to undertake quantitative analysis. Applications include preference and welfare analysis, productivity and efficiency measures, partial and general equilibrium, the management of open-access resources, and non-market valuation. In addition to paper-and-pen exercises, students will perform analysis such as evaluating policy impacts with computable general equilibrium models, evaluating optimal timing for infrastructure investments, comparing firm productivity levels, and estimating the willingness-to-pay for ecological services.
Assignment 1
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Assignment 2
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Assignment 3
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Case study
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Final exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
A standard course workload is 130 hours including in class time and independent study. This course covers a lot of material in a short space of time. It is essential that students work consistently throughout the semester.
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