ECON6012 Optimisation for Economics and Financial Economics (Australian National University): rated 4.0/5 overall across 1 review collected on ANU Wall.
ECON6012 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: 经济学与金融经济学优化
Type: Graduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: ANU College of Business and Economics
Level: Graduate coursework Level 6
Handbook year: 2026
Modern economic theory is based on mathematical models. Thus, a thorough understanding of the economic content of such models is not possible without a clear understanding of the mathematical concepts that underpin the modeling.
ECON6012 has 1 scored review: overall 4.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Generally, I'd suggest taking math for economics (which is now ECON6012, not ECON8013) first if you have the choice. ECON6012 will give you some minor benefit in EMET8005, but the econometrics won't help with the maths. That said, I think it's fair to say that ECON6012 is probab…"
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Q: Is ECON6012 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 4.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON6012, and when is it offered?
A: ECON6012 is taught by the ANU College of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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