Offered By	ANU College of Business and Economics
Minimum	48 units
Academic Contact	info.cbe@anu.edu.au and info.cbe@anu.edu.au
Academic Plan	7206XMECPO
CRICOS Code	052697J
UAC Code	835233(Master of Economic Policy) 832233(Master of Economic Policy)
Areas of Interest	Econometrics, Econometrics, Economics, and Economics

This program is designed for students with an interest in applying economic ideas in the world of economic policy formation and evaluation. Graduates will understand the issues involved in the coordination of economic policies at national and international levels. Core components of the program include the analysis and evaluation of public policies from the perspective of companies and consumers and their effects on the welfare of society as a whole. Courses also cover analysis of the interaction between political and economic forces that determine monetary and fiscal policies set by governments.

A two-year full-time program, which incorporates the Graduate Diploma in Economic Policy, is available for students who do not have a strong academic background in economics.

Progression to a PhD is possible at the discretion of the PhD Convenor. Students who wish to go to the PhD are strongly advised to take the entire math-econ sequence ECON6015 Optimisation Techniqes for Economists, ECON8013 Mathematical Techniques for Economics I, and ECON8014 Mathematical Techniques for Economics II.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this degree will:
- have the capacity to apply economics to policy formation and evaluation;
- understand the issues involved in the coordination of economic policies at national and international levels;
- possess the economics training and technical skills needed to access the academic literature on economic policy;
- be capable of undertaking independent reseach in economic theory at the graduate level and provide economic intuition for the results;
- have the capacity to analyse the economic effects of policy changes and to communicate them as a professional economist in business or government;
- be able to proceed to PhD in Economics subject to grades achieved;

Commonwealth Supported Places

The ANU College of Business and Economics offers a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) for Australian students in graduate programs. For further information, please read the general information.

 

Admission Requirements

Direct entry to the Master of Economic Policy requires either:

1. an Honours degree in economics at a level equivalent to an ANU Honours in Economics grade IIA, or
2. completion of the Graduate Diploma in Economic Policy with an average grade of 70%, or
3. 70% or greater in each of ECON8025 Diploma Microeconomics, ECON6015 Optimisation Techniques for Economists, and EMET8005 Economic Models and Introductory Econometrics

International applicants are strongly encouraged to submit official GRE results (www.ets.org/gre). Positive results in the components “Quantitative Reasoning” and “Analytical Writing” may help to mitigate the standard problem of asymmetric information.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.