ECON30013 Economic Analysis and Policy (University of Melbourne): rated 3.6/5 overall across 13 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ECON30013 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: 经济分析与政策
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject focuses on the application of economics to the analysis of policy issues facing governments in Australia and overseas. The subject begins with a general introduction on the application of principles of microeconomics for guiding the formulation of policy options and their interpretat.
ECON30013 has 13 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 13 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "Hey! I’ve done both so if you have any questions lmk! Behavioural was really interesting tbh and probably favourite economics subject so far. Econ pol was also engaging, when I did it it was writing essays so not sure if still the same but the content was fairly light. I suppose…"
On Reddit: "I did both last sem, I think it depends on which one you're better at - maths or writing essays. Money and Banking (M&B) have more maths (but nothing too quant), while Economic Analysis and Policy (EAP) is a lot more conceptual and essay-based (highly qual imo). I can't really s…"
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Q: Is ECON30013 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 13 reviews: overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON30013, and when is it offered?
A: ECON30013 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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