OLET1139 Economics of the Everyday (University of Sydney): rated 4.3/5 overall across 28 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
OLET1139 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: 日常经济学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Economics is the science of choice that provides a lens through which interactions between individuals, businesses, governments and organisations can be understood. Students are introduced to the economic way of thinking and by drawing on examples from the 'real world', this unit provides economic insights into everyday behaviours and decisions.
OLET1139 has 28 scored reviews: overall 4.3/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 23 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "Its honestly very chill there's no lectures or anything, just modules on Canvas. The content load is low tbh, you just need to write an essay at the end, but its ok if u do it in advance and knock it out in a few hours. It's also actually quite interesting to learn."
On Reddit: "It's fairly simple. Talks about stuff like marriage/crime, but tries to introduce economic concepts like deadweight loss and that sort of thing. No need for any economic background. Final essay was about whether a sugar tax would be a good policy concept for Australia."
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Q: Is OLET1139 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 28 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches OLET1139, and when is it offered?
A: OLET1139 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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