ECON30029 International Macroeconomics (University of Melbourne): rated 2.8/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ECON30029 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: 国际宏观经济学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject provides an introduction to open economy macroeconomics and international finance. Topics will include balance of payments, the determination of exchange rates, the effects of monetary and fiscal policies under fixed and floating exchange rate regimes, global capital markets, balance.
ECON30029 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "ECON30029 International Macroeconomics was fairly difficult and very wonkish. If you're 1) very interested in macro and 2) very good at quickly doing math problems, you might get something out of it. For everyone else, I would recommend steering clear."
On Reddit: "Yeah, for the first assignment you may choose to use excel to hurry through the calculations. Though you could just use a calculate and work it out on a notepad. The first assignment is essentially bringing the economy into a steady state. It is a lot harder than inter macro, as…"
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Q: Is ECON30029 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 2.8/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON30029, and when is it offered?
A: ECON30029 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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