ECON2101 Cost-Benefit Analysis

ECON2101 Cost-Benefit Analysis (University of Queensland): rated 3.0/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UQ Wall.

ECON2101 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.

Course details

Chinese title: 成本效益分析

Type: undergraduate

Credit points: 2

Subject area: Economics

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Level: Undergraduate Level 2

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

Cost-benefit analysis is essential in economics and public policy. This course develops the skills to systematically assess and evaluate costs and benefits of an intervention, project, or policy to ensure efficient allocation of scarce resources.

ECON2101 student reviews, difficulty and workload

ECON2101 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).

On Reddit: "The UQ pre-med society has a pretty good document for rating subjects and their difficulty/ enjoyability. It's not comprehensive but covers a lot of courses and not just ones related to med, definitely recommend checking it out. I'm not sure if sharing links is allowed here so t…"

On Reddit: "ECON2101 was pretty smooth sailing theory wise. I found it to not be too difficult. However, it is more mathematics based (use of excel spreadsheets & written maths on paper) than completely theory based."

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ECON2101 FAQ

Q: Is ECON2101 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 6 reviews: overall 3.0/5.

Q: Which faculty teaches ECON2101, and when is it offered?

A: ECON2101 is taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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