Course participants will develop an understanding of the key insights from economics and how they can be applied in policy and government settings.

See related courses: Beginner’s guide to microeconomics for the public sector and Beginner’s guide to macroeconomics for the public sector.

This course will run as an online and distance program in 2021. It is scheduled to run for four and a bit weeks 1 March - 30 March 2021 with a course orientation / meet and greet on 1 March. Specific dates and times to note in you diary are as follows:

· 10-11am Monday 1 March 2021 – meet and greet session · 3-4pm Wednesday 3 March 2021 · 3-4pm Friday 5 March 2021 · 3-4pm Wednesday 10 March 2021 · 3-4pm Friday 12 March 2021 · 2-3:30pm Thursday 18 March 2021 · 2-3:30pm Thursday 25 March 2021 · 2-3pm Tuesday 30 March 2021

Note: Dates and times are in Canberra time (AEDT). The calendar invite for each session should automatically adjust to your timezone when you add it to your calendar. You can check at a site like this to be sure.

Contact csee@anu.edu.au to find out more.

Course date: 1–31 March 2021 Venue: Online and distance Enrol: T 02 6125 4704 E csee@anu.edu.au Cost: Before/by 1 February 2021: $2,195 After 1 February 2021: $2,495 OR $1,195 per day: Beginner’s guide to microeconomics for the public sector and Beginner’s guide to macroeconomics for the public sector.

Group discounts available.

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Course overview Beginner’s guide to microeconomics for the public sector (Weeks 1-2) Microeconomics analyses the behaviour of individual consumers, households and firms. It provides a framework for understanding decision-making by all of these agents in the economy. It examines motivations, incentives and decision-making processes. While its direct relevance to businesses is well understood, the insights and solutions that can be gained from microeconomics are equally important for the public sector. Successful policy design and implementation is greatly facilitated by a solid understanding of the responses and reactions of those influenced by policy.

This course takes you through basic concepts of microeconomics, including trade-offs, opportunity cost, supply and demand, taxes and subsidies, public goods, externalities and market failure. Competition, monopolies and regulation will also be examined. The course uses case studies, and competing viewpoints will be explored.

If you have ever wondered what economists really mean when they talk about key microeconomic concepts, this course is for you.

Beginner’s guide to macroeconomics for the public sector (Weeks 3-5) Participants will develop an understanding of the relationship between government, the macro-economy and well-being. Participants will understand the basic concepts of macroeconomics including: economic output, productivity, growth, inflation, foreign investment, international trade and exchange rates. Participants will gain an understanding of a wide-range of aggregate economic statistics used by government and media.

Participants will learn about the role of key institutions such as the Reserve Bank of Australia in managing the national economy. Participants will learn about the role of the government in the macro-economy and develop an understanding of how to think about key policy issues such as: Should Australia be worried about deficit and debt? Can the government create more innovation and productivity? Can the government prevent economic crises?

Participants will learn about key concepts and statistics relating to the global economy including net foreign investment, the current account balance and exchange rate theory and purchasing power parity.

Students will learn:

· Key insights from microeconomics and macroeconomics · Supply and demand · The role of markets and the importance of prices · Market failure and policy responses ·The application of key insights to government and policy-making

Who should attend? This course is designed for individuals at any level of their career who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of basic economics and its usefulness and application to policy issues. The course is designed for those with no economics background.

Online training: How it works This is a real-time, date-specific course, in which you will join live classes, engage and connect with experts, other course participants and the Executive Education team. Here’s how it works:

· Pre-course live session. This is an opportunity for you to grab a cuppa and join our meet and greet before the course commences. · Practice + Study. Set aside up to 2 hours per day – this time commitment will vary depending on how deeply you choose to engage with the material. It is up to you. · Course pack. Each participant will receive a carefully curated workbook, which includes everything you need to guide you through the course. · Live sessions with presenter. This is a specified date and time for you to come together with the presenter and other participants to consolidate your learning. · Post-course. On completion of the course, you will receive your post-course resources for your reference and further learning.

Why choose online training? · No time off work – study and practice when you can. · Busy schedule? No problem, you can go at your own pace, join just the live classes, and do the course work whenever suits you best. We know that work and family obligations can be overwhelming. Mix and match the schedule to fit your life. · No travel. This is a course right at your fingertips. With no travel expenses, this is a very affordable option for high-level training with world-leading experts. · Live interaction with world-leading experts. You’ll have direct access to all the best resources and trainers. · Working remotely? With the online and distance format, we welcome participants from around the world to join us.

FAQs What if I can’t make a live session? No problem, we understand you are busy. Live sessions are recorded and transcribed for you to catch up in your own time.

What if I’m in a different time zone? All advertised course times are scheduled in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) otherwise known as GMT+11. Convert for your time zone here.

What if I am not tech savvy? As long as you have access to a phone or computer, you’ll have no problems. This is a low-tech course designed for everyone. If needed our team is here to help – contact us at csee@anu.edu.au.

What if I have questions? We would love to hear from you. Contact our team at csee@anu.edu.au.

Course presenter(s)

Dr Adam Triggs Adam is an economist and the Director of Research at the Asian Bureau of Economic Research at the Crawford School of Public Policy. He is a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution in the Global Economy and Development program.

Adam is widely published in leading economics journals and is a regular contributor to the Australian Financial Review, The Conversation, East Asia Forum, The Monthly, Huffington Post and other Australian and regional publications.

In previous roles, Adam was a resident fellow at Brookings and worked as an economic policy advisor to the Shadow Assistant Treasurer of Australia, the Hon. Andrew Leigh MP, and is a former advisor at Prime Minister and Cabinet on the global economy and the G20. He is a former consultant at the Cape York Institute and a former mergers and acquisitions analyst at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Adam holds a bachelor’s degree in law, a bachelor’s degree in economics, a master’s degree in international economics and a PhD in macroeconomics.

A/Prof Paul Burke Paul Burke is an economist at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy. He works on the economics of energy, the environment, and the economies of the Asia-Pacific. Paul has won a College prize for his teaching excellence and is a frequent contributor to Australian discussions on economic approaches to environmental challenges.