International and Development Economics

Join an internationally-renowned network of leading economic practitioners and researchers at Crawford School and graduate with a world-class master's degree in international and development economics.

The program will equip you with the tools of advanced economic analysis, and the skill to apply them to economic policies for trade, finance, development and the environment. You can choose from electives including international trade, banking and monetary policy, economic development, quantitative methods, economic regulation, and environmental and natural resource policy.

Career Options

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:

1. use advanced tools to analyse the economic effects of policy change and to formulate economic policies
2. understand the issues in the coordination of policies in international and development economics
3. access the academic literature in applied economics and economic policy
4. undertake independent research in applied economics and policy, especially in international and development economics

Cognate disciplines

Applied Economics, Econometrics, Economic Policy, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics

The Master of International and Development Economics requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:

Completion of the following pre-sessional component:

Completion of CRWF6900 Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy

Either:

Completion of the following courses:

IDEC6900 Graduate Preparatory Microeconomics

IDEC6907 Graduate Preparatory Mathematical Methods

Or:

Completion of the following courses:

IDEC6905 Graduate Preparatory Macroeconomics

IDEC6906 Graduate Preparatory Econometrics

 48 units from completion of the following initial component:

42 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

IDEC8002 Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy

IDEC8003 Issues in Development Policy

IDEC8015 Mathematical Methods in Applied Economics

IDEC8016 Microeconomic Analysis and Policy

IDEC8017 Econometric Techniques

IDEC8029 Issues in Applied Microeconomics

IDEC8030 Issues in Applied Macroeconomics

6 units from completion of a course from the following list:

EMDV8078 Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics

IDEC8001 Applied Economics: Cost/Benefit Analysis

48 units from completion of the following concluding component:

18 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change

IDEC8008 Open Economy Macroeconomics, Finance, and Development

IDEC8064 Masters Microeconomics

6 units from completion of a research project or skills course from the following list:

IDEC8010 Quantitative International Economics

IDEC8011 Masters Research Essay

IDEC8023 Case Studies in Applied Economics

IDEC8026 Quantitative Policy Impact Evaluation

A minimum of 12 units from completion of economics or econometrics courses from the following list:

ECON8002 Applied Welfare Economics

ECON8006 International Trade Theory

ECON8010 The Economics of Taxation and Redistribution

ECON8015 International Economics

ECON8034 Public Sector Economics (G)

ECON8037 Financial Economics

ECON8039 Health Economics

ECON8041 Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

ECON8047 Law and Economics

ECON8049 Southeast Asian Economic Policy and Development

ECON8053 Strategic Thinking: An Introduction to Game Theory

EMET8001 Applied micro-econometrics

EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics

EMET8012 Business and Economic Forecasting

EMET8014 Fundamentals of Econometric Methods

IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy

IDEC8009 Trade, Development and the Asia Pacific Economy

IDEC8010 Quantitative International Economics

IDEC8011 Masters Research Essay

IDEC8012 Monetary Policy and Central Banking in the Asia Pacific

IDEC8014 Banking, Finance and Monetary Policy in the Asia Pacific Region

IDEC8018 Agricultural Economics and Resource Policy

IDEC8020 Applied Economic Dynamics

IDEC8021 The Chinese Economy

IDEC8022 Economic Development

IDEC8023 Case Studies in Applied Economics

IDEC8025 Empirical Public Finance

IDEC8026 Quantitative Policy Impact Evaluation

IDEC8027 Infrastructure Regulation Economics and Policy

IDEC8028 The Microeconomics of Development

IDEC8053 Environmental Economics

IDEC8068 Macroeconomic Policy and Implementation

IDEC8081 The Economics of Incentives and Institutions

IDEC8083 The Role of Financial Markets and Instruments for Economic Management and Development

IDEC8088 Applied Economics: Cost/Benefit Analysis

A maximum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

POGO8210 Case Studies in Economic Policy

EMDV8006 International Climate Change Policy and Economics

POGO8009 Energy Politics and Governance

POGO8011 The Global Trading System

EMDV8014 Domestic climate change policy and economics

EMDV8016 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy

IDEC8017 Energy Economics

ECON8036 Economic Seminars for Graduate Program in Economics

EMDV8001 Environmental Sustainability, Health and Development

EMDV8002 Methods for Environmental Decision-Making

EMDV8007 Environmental Policy and Communications

EMET8002 Case Studies in Applied Economic Analysis and Econometrics

POGO8004 Poverty Reduction

POGO8057 Managing Government Finances

POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-corruption

Students must complete the pre-sessional component to continue to the initial component.

Students must achieve a minimum 50% weighted average mark in the initial component to continue to the concluding component.

Students who do not achieve a minimum 50% weighted average mark in the initial component will be transferred to the Graduate Diploma of Public Policy.

A Bachelor degree or international equivalent.

All applicants must meet the University's English Language Admission Requirements for Students.

Up to 24 units of credit is available for a Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline. 

Up to 48 units of credit is available for a Honours degree in a cognate discipline or Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline.   Credit may also be available for relevant work experience.

Students must complete the pre-sessional component to continue to the initial component.

Students must achieve a minimum 50% weighted average mark in the initial component to continue to the concluding component.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

Enroll in the course

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.