ECON2020 Intermediate Macroeconomics (University of Queensland): rated 3.8/5 overall, difficulty 1.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 9 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ECON2020 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 中级宏观经济学
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This course further enhances critical thinking of students around macroeconomic theory topics such as determinants of national expenditure, income and employment in closed and open economies. It addresses the role of monetary and fiscal policy, and factors influencing interest rates, inflation and unemployment.
ECON2020 has 9 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 3.6 · difficulty 1.0 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (2.0/5 overall); 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.3 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "If you know how to do algebra and basic macroeconomics ECON2020 is the easiest course you’ll ever do."
On Reddit: "Did you do ECON1020? If so ECON2020 is a super simple course if you know basic alegbra and macroeconomic theory"
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ECON2020 hard?
A: Students rate ECON2020's difficulty 1.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ECON2020 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 9 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 3.6/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON2020, and when is it offered?
A: ECON2020 is taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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