ECON2234 Macroeconomics: Policy and Applications (University of Western Australia): rated 2.6/5 overall, difficulty 1.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 12 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ECON2234 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Business School in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 宏观经济学：政策与应用
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This is an intermediate unit in macroeconomic theory and policy applications. Topics include short-run economic fluctuations, long-run economic growth, unemployment, inflation and open economy.
ECON2234 has 12 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 · usefulness 1.3 · difficulty 1.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UWA students on UWA Wall (4.5/5 overall); 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 1.6 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "I did this unit last year and just a heads up as a econ major and having done econ since highschool. This exam was hard, mse ended up taking a lot of time. But if you prepare throughly should be okay. Good luck!"
On Reddit: "I was doing Bphil with a major in Economics and one in Political Science and International Relations. I found first year econs fine, but the second year units (ECON2233 and ECON2234) were both very math focused, and as someone who did no methods or spec I found them really diffi…"
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ECON2234 hard?
A: Students rate ECON2234's difficulty 1.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ECON2234 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 12 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 1.3/5, overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON2234, and when is it offered?
A: ECON2234 is taught by the Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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