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Agriculture, Economics and Nature
by Professor David Pannell, BSc(Agric), BEc, PhD- 4.7
Approx. 17 hours to complete
Sound economic thinking is crucial for farmers because they depend on good economic decision making to survive. Governments depend on economic information to make good policy decisions on behalf of the community. You can use this course to improve your skills and knowledge and to assess whether this is a subject that you'd like to study further....
Monetary Policy in the Asia Pacific
by David Cook- 4.8
Approx. 9 hours to complete
Watch the introduction video to the course here: https://youtu. be/U7dQzqtIFVg The Asia-Pacific region contains some of world’s most dynamic economies. Economies around the globe rely on credible monetary policy implemented by central banking institutions. Monetary policy governs the liquidity available to the payment systems that underlie trade and finance. Modern monetary policy connects macroeconomic conditions and key financial market indicators....
Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems
by Matthias Finger- 4.7
Approx. 17 hours to complete
Learn about the three phases of the urban value chain: planning, governance and regeneration. With lecturers from all around the world and concrete case studies, this course will give you a comprehensive overview about the “Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems”. How to govern them, especially when it comes to their institutional, financial, economic and social dimensions?...
Local Economic Development
by Georgina Gomez , Bert Helmsing , Peter Knorringa , Jan Fransen , Ronald Wall- 4.7
Approx. 27 hours to complete
Welcome to this MOOC on Local Economic Development (LED). Local economic development refers to the processes by which local governments, businesses, and civil society groups get together to raise income sustainably and improve their lives in a well-defined area. It’s about creating jobs, securing livelihoods, improving infrastructure and managing local resources....
China’s Economic Transformation Part 1: Economic Reform and Growth in China
by Albert Park- 4.9
Approx. 13 hours to complete
In 1978, after nearly 30 years of socialist planning under Mao Zedong, China was one of the world’s poorest countries, saddled with an inefficient, inward-looking economy. Today, China is an upper-middle income country and the world’s largest trading nation, contributing more to global economic growth than any other nation. How could such a remarkable transformation take place?...
Understanding the Australian economy: An introduction to macroeconomic and financial policies
by Denny Lie- 4.5
Approx. 14 hours to complete
This four-week, four-module course explores selective aspects of the Australian economy, with emphasis on macroeconomic and financial policies. The course introduces participants to several key attributes of the Australian economy and discusses how they are influenced by both domestic and international forces. Discussions will be centered around sound economic theories and reasoning, and utilize actual data whenever applicable....
The Korean Economic Development
by Doo Won Lee- 4.8
Approx. 8 hours to complete
You will review the evolution of the Korean economy decade by decade since Korea’s independence from Japan in 1945. Major policies of each decade will be explained and their effect on the Korean economy will be analyzed. Also, the backgrounds and limitations of important policies will be scrutinized. 1. 2. 3....
Earth Economics
by Peter A.G. van Bergeijk , Ksenia Anisimova- 4.6
Approx. 21 hours to complete
After this course you will be an Earth Economist that can provide evidence-based advise on the best global policy. As an Earth Economist you will better understand the behavior and advice of economists, have become a better economist yourself and know where to find Earth's data and how to analyze these world observations....
Trade, Immigration and Exchange Rates in a Globalized World
by Gayle Allard- 4.8
Approx. 12 hours to complete
This is the second of the three courses part of the Globalization, Economic Growth and Stability Specialization. This course will focus on facets of globalization that affect a country´s economic perspectives and decisions. Globalization has recently been the predominant subject in many political debates, and this course will go into the determinants of globalization....
Economics of Transition and Emerging Markets
by Marek Dabrowski- 4.3
Approx. 15 hours to complete
The course analyzes challenges faced by transition and emerging-market economies, i. e. , those middle- and low-income countries, which have conducted market-oriented economic reforms and become integrated into the global economy since 1990s. Then it analyzes experience of market reforms in China, India, other Asian countries, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America at the same period....