ECON2101 Microeconomics 2

ECON2101 Microeconomics 2 (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 38 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.

ECON2101 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the UNSW Business School in School of Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.

Review data updated 2026-10-24.

Course details

Chinese title: 微观经济学2

Type: Undergraduate course

Credit points: 6

Subject area: School of Economics

Faculty: UNSW Business School

Level: Undergraduate Level 2

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

Decision-making by consumers, producers, and governments lies at the heart of economic analysis. It determines how scarce resources are allocated, how markets function, and how welfare is distributed across society.

ECON2101 student reviews, difficulty and workload

ECON2101 has 38 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 4.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 8 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.3 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).

On Reddit: "ECON2101 Microeconomics 2 (23Summer) Difficulty: 1/5 Overall rating: 3.5/5 Mark: 84 :( Assessment structure: 50% weekly quizzes, 2\* 5% assignments, 40% finals LiC: Sasha, 3.5/5. During summer the lectures are all pre-recorded, I feel like her lecturing is concise but sufficient…"

On Reddit: "econ2101, econ2112, econ3202 did econ2101 it was prolly the easiest course in business school, econ3202 is a breeze if you have some maths background. not sure about econ2112 it seems more like a fun course than an easy course. oh also, when i did econ2101 (23summer) there was 1…"

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ECON2101 FAQ

Q: Is ECON2101 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 38 reviews: usefulness 4.3/5, overall 3.4/5.

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

A: ECON2101 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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