ECC3871 Political economy: Institutions, order, and evidence (Monash University): rated 4.5/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
ECC3871 is a Monash University course taught by the Business and Economics in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what Monash students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 政治经济学：制度、秩序与证据
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
ECC3871 has 4 scored reviews: overall 4.5/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.5/5).
On Reddit: "ECC3810, ECC3146 and ECC3871 were all quite easy. Problem sets and take home exams for all, and math content was light."
On Reddit: "The most interesting commerce elective I ever did was ECC3871, which is more about politics than economics (although a good mix of it). It focuses on the economics of state formation, (so think how can kings and warlords rule their states the most effectively...) and a healthy c…"
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Q: Is ECC3871 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: overall 4.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECC3871, and when is it offered?
A: ECC3871 is taught by the Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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