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Economic Analysis of Productivity - ECON3105
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Faculty: Australian School of Business
 
 
School:  School of Economics
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.economics.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite/s: ECON2101 or ECON2105, ECON2112
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Provides an economic analysis of the concept of productivity. What is productivity? Why does it matter? How can we measure it? Topics to be covered include; the microeconomic foundations of productivity levels and productivity growth, the measurement of productivity and empirical studies of productivity measurement for Australia and overseas countries.

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