ECON20007 Globalisation and the World Economy (University of Melbourne): rated 2.6/5 overall across 14 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ECON20007 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 全球化与世界经济
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject uses economic theory to analyse globalisation in the world economy. First, it introduces fundamental theories of trade in international economics, and shows how economists see the process of globalisation.
ECON20007 has 14 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 11 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "Which Econometrics subject in particular? Econometrics is more or less best defined as the study of statistics relevant to disciplines like economics and finance. Naturally, this involves some maths. QM1 has a decent bit of high school probability and introduces various statisti…"
On Reddit: "I did it last year S2. While some say the content was quite easy, what really got me was out poor the subject was coordinated. The mid-semester test was done in a lecture, there were people pulling out their phones and stuff. The lecture slides has very little information and is…"
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Q: Is ECON20007 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 14 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON20007, and when is it offered?
A: ECON20007 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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