ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (Australian National University): rated 3.3/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on ANU Wall.
ECON1101 is a Australian National University course taught by the ANU College of Business and Economics in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what ANU students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 微观经济学1
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: ANU College of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The course examines how individuals and firms make decisions by weighing up costs and benefits, and how the interaction of their decisions leads to market and social outcomes. The model of market supply and demand is employed to examine the effects of taxes, subsidies, and other government interventions in market activity.
ECON1101 has 11 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "Very basic maths, mostly divisible formulas in the form of a=b/c that you simply plug numbers. ECON1101 is more testing of your analytical skills rather than quantitative. Little side note - if you can easily do the tutorial questions, you'll breeze through the midterm and final…"
On Reddit: "It's not heavy on maths. Micro3 is where it starts to become maths heavy."
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Q: Is ECON1101 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON1101, and when is it offered?
A: ECON1101 is taught by the ANU College of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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