ECON3106 Politics and Economics (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.3/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ECON3106 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.
Chinese title: 政治与经济学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Economics
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
When so many economic decisions are taken by political actors, understanding the economy also means understanding the interactions between politics and economics. This course covers theory, evidence and current issues at the intersection between economics and political science.
ECON3106 has 8 scored reviews: overall 4.3/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.3/5).
On Reddit: "Yes econ3106 is a perfect example of theory and technical skills used to support the theory. By then you’ll be happy that the econ degree taught you all the heavy math work because then you’ll be able to understand what the papers are justifying and how they justify it. They go …"
On Reddit: "Development Economics was good. It's mainly doing a research paper on an African country and looking at some micro models. I did a paper on The Gambia's political corruption and how it stemmed from the slave trade and foreign influence. Interesting country. It wasn't an easy cou…"
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Q: Is ECON3106 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: overall 4.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON3106, and when is it offered?
A: ECON3106 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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