ECON4902 Topics in Advanced Macroeconomics (University of Sydney): rated 2.8/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ECON4902 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 高级宏观经济学专题
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 4
Handbook year: 2026
This unit examines frontier topics in macroeconomics. The first half develops key tools, including perfect foresight and rational expectations, applied to the canonical real business cycle (RBC) model and models with health dynamics to study pandemics.
ECON4902 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "Econ4902 was my most intense honours class"
On Reddit: "In order of intensity (per my personal opinion), I did ECON4902 ECON4949/ECMT6006 ECON4948/ECON6023 ECON4949/4948 might offer different classes for the upcoming semester though."
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Q: Is ECON4902 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 2.8/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON4902, and when is it offered?
A: ECON4902 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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