EC5209 - Regional Economic Development
[Offered in even-numbered years]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
This subject focuses on issues, models and policies associated with regional economic development. Topics covered include: methods of measuring economic development and sustainability; tools of analysis such as quadruple bottom line assessment, Input-Output Analysis, Computable General Equilibrium Models; and policies for economic development that address Indigenous, environmental and resource issues.
Learning Outcomes
- understand and be able to explain theories associated with regional economic development;
- use the models studied to analyse real and hypothetical economic circumstances and to derive policy solutions to the problems posed in these circumstances;
- abitity to understand, interpret and compile measures of regional economic development.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area.
| Prerequisites: | EC1005 OR BU1003 OR LB5003 OR EC5203 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EC3420 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 6 | |
| Census Date 27-Jun-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 19-Jun-2008 to 31-Jul-2008 (This subject will be undertaken over a 4 week period subject to sufficient enrolments.) | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Natalie Stoeckl, Professor Brendan O'Connell |
| Lecturer: | Assoc. Professor Owen Stanley. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (10%); assignments (40%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.