Units of Study  ECOP6012 - Country Risk Analysis  Semester 1,
2012  |  Credit Points: 6  Coordinator: Susan Schroeder   The
impacts of volatility are an ever-present concern for
policymakers, firms and households. This unit looks at a diverse
range of methods and techniques for assessing country risk
(e.g., economic risk, financial risk, sovereign (default) risk,
socio-political risk, etc). This entails an overview of the
(political) economic frameworks and connecting both qualitative
and quantitative approaches to the current research on leading
indicators and early warning systems.   1x1500wd essay (25%),
presentation (20%), 1x2500wd project (40%), and tutorial
participation (15%)   1x2hr seminar/week