ECHI1006 The Australian Economy: Past and Present (Australian National University): rated 4.0/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on ANU Wall.
ECHI1006 is a Australian National University course taught by the ANU College of Business and Economics in Economic History. This page brings together its handbook details and what ANU students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 澳大利亚经济：过去与现在
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economic History
Faculty: ANU College of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The course explores the Australian economy in a historical context. It will examine aspects of the history of the Australian economy from early Indigenous society through to the present.
ECHI1006 has 5 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Maybe don’t think about the course in terms of the readings, think about it in terms of the topics. Your lecturer will use the same kinds of tools to analyse each different historical period in Australia’s history. Make sure you’re familiar with these tools. I don’t remember eve…"
On Reddit: "Definitely take economic history. Without being good at maths, you’re unlikely to reach very high as a specialised professional economist, and economic growth models are generally more of interest to people doing economic modelling or academic economics. Possibly development eco…"
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Q: Is ECHI1006 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECHI1006, and when is it offered?
A: ECHI1006 is taught by the ANU College of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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