HSC Study

HSC Topic Two - Australia's Place in the Global Economy

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Lessons

Nothing written for this module yet. The dot points are listed beside this, so you can still see exactly what the module asks of you and take it to the official syllabus.

What the syllabus asks

Examine economic issues

  • assess the impact of recent changes in the global economy on Australia's trade and financial flows

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  • examine the effects of changes in trade and financial flows on Australia's economic performance

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  • analyse the effects of changes in the value of the Australian dollar on the Australian economy

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  • discuss the impact of free trade and protection policies on the quality of life in Australia

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  • propose likely changes to the structure of industry within Australia as a result of current trends in the global economy

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Apply economic skills

  • calculate the main components of Australia's balance of payments

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  • analyse the relationship between the balance of the capital and financial account and the net income balance

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  • explain the relationship between the current account balance and the balance of the capital and financial account

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  • use supply and demand diagrams to explain how the value of a currency is determined under different exchange rate systems

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  • analyse the impact of changes in the components of the balance of payments on the value of the Australian dollar

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Australia's trade and financial flows

  • Australia's trade and financial flows

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Value, composition and direction of Australia's trade and financial flows

  • trends in Australia's trade pattern

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  • trends in financial flows - debt and equity

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Australia's Balance of Payments

  • structure

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    • Current Account, debits and credits

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    • Capital and Financial Account

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  • links between key Balance of Payments categories

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  • trends in the size and composition of Australia's Balance of Payments

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    • international competitiveness, terms of trade, international borrowing, foreign investment

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    • effects of these trends on Australia's Balance of Payments

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Exchange rates

  • measurement of relative exchange rates

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    • to other individual currencies

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    • Trade Weighted Index

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  • factors affecting the demand for and supply of Australian dollars

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  • changes in exchange rates - appreciation/depreciation

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  • determination of exchange rates including fixed, flexible and managed rates

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  • the influence of the Reserve Bank of Australia on exchange rates

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  • the effects of fluctuations in exchange rates on the Australian economy

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Free trade and protection

  • Australia's policies regarding free trade and protection

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  • Australia's multilateral and bilateral free trade agreements - (overview of two examples of each type of agreement)

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  • the implications of Australia's policies for individuals, firms and governments

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  • implications for Australia of protectionist policies of other countries and trading blocs.

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Wording is the official syllabus, read from the NESA document by a parser. The full document.