School Of BusinessAdvanced Political Economy Theory and Research MethodsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200441.2
Discipline: ECONOMICS AND ECONOMETRICS
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 5
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Advanced undergraduate units in macroeconomics and history of economic thought.
About this Unit
This unit considers in detail some of the theoretical approaches to political economy, together with an overview of researc h methods associated with these approaches. Depending on the interset of lecturers and students, topic areas covered in detail may include: Marxian Political Economy, Critical Realism and its Application to Economics, Post Keynesian Economics, Evolutionary Economics, Feminist Economics and Feminist Political Economy, Political Economy approaches to Development, Environmental and International Economics, Classics in the History of Economics Thoguht, Behavioral Finance.