7303AFE Economics, T1 2022

Assessment 3

In this assignment you are expected to write two content pieces for a website or a blog (an article like in the Conversation, LinkedIn etc). T Select one topic from each of the following two buckets of topics.

--Bucket A covers Topics 6 (Externalities and Public Goods) and 11 (International Trade)

--Bucket B covers Topics 7(Measuring economic performance), 8(Aggregate demand and aggregate supply model), 9(Fiscal policy) and 10(Monetary policy and Price Stability)

Bucket A

"Immunisation and herd immunity: The importance in economic recovery in Australia"

"Has Australia avoided the negative impacts of the trade tension between Australia and China? "

Bucket B

"Myth and realities of predictions of reducing Australia's unemployment rate to 3.5% or even below 3.5%"

"Will the economic recovery in Australia continue in 2022 despite the continuation of the COVID-19 crisis with the Omicron variant?"

"Can the RBA keep the historically low interest rate on hold in 2022?"

Examples of policy blogs

https://theconversation.com/budget-2021-the-floppy-v-shaped-recovery-159230

https://theconversation.com/poverty-got-worse-in-2020-as-many-low-wage-workers-took-the-brunt-of-the-economic-blows-167884

https://theconversation.com/as-heat-waves-intensify-tens-of-thousands-of-us-classrooms-will-be-too-hot-for-students-to-learn-in-164761

https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-what-is-an-ice-age-and-how-often-do-they-happen-166652

https://theconversation.com/carry-over-credits-and-carbon-offsets-are-hot-topics-this-election-but-what-do-they-actually-mean-116748

https://theconversation.com/the-clock-is-ticking-on-net-zero-farmers-must-not-get-a-free-pass-168474

https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-exactly-is-the-quad-and-whats-on-the-agenda-for-their-washington-summit-167988?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202070320426&utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202070320426+CID_060adf18ddaf76b9d660233fd3eea163&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Explainer%20what%20exactly%20is%20the%20Quad%20and%20whats%20on%20the%20agenda%20for%20their%20Washington%20summit