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Data Literacy Capstone – Evaluating Research
by Jennifer Bachner, PhD- 0.0
Approx. 6 hours to complete
This is the final course in the Data Literacy Specialization. In this capstone course, you'll apply the skills and knowledge you have acquired in the specialization to the critical evaluation of an original quantitative analysis. The project will first require you to identify and read a piece of high-quality, original, quantitative research on a topic of your choosing....
Arctic Change & the Nexus of Governance, Economics & Culture
by Mark C. Serreze , Mistia Zuckerman- 0.0
Approx. 10 hours to complete
In this course, you will learn how the changing Arctic environment is tied to the growing economic and strategic importance of the North. The course ends with a survey of recent Arctic events. Identify the impacts of the changing Arctic, both positive and negative, on the peoples of the North. Arctic Peoples, Governance, Economics and Geopolitics...
Game Theory
by Matthew O. Jackson , Kevin Leyton-Brown , Yoav Shoham- 4.6
Approx. 18 hours to complete
Popularized by movies such as "A Beautiful Mind," game theory is the mathematical modeling of strategic interaction among rational (and irrational) agents. Beyond what we call `games' in common language, such as chess, poker, soccer, etc. , it includes the modeling of conflict among nations, political campaigns, competition among firms, and trading behavior in markets such as the NYSE....
The Power of Macroeconomics: Economic Principles in the Real World
by Dr. Peter Navarro- 4.7
Approx. 16 hours to complete
In this course, you will learn all of the major principles of macroeconomics normally taught in a quarter or semester course to college undergraduates or MBA students. Perhaps more importantly, you will also learn how to apply these principles to a wide variety of situations in both your personal and professional lives....
Economics of Money and Banking
by Perry G Mehrling- 4.9
Approx. 33 hours to complete
The last three or four decades have seen a remarkable evolution in the institutions that comprise the modern monetary system. The financial crisis of 2007-2009 is a wakeup call that we need a similar evolution in the analytical apparatus and theories that we use to understand that system. Three features of the new system are central....
Politics and Economics of International Energy
by Giacomo Luciani- 4.7
Approx. 30 hours to complete
Energy issues have always been important in international relations, but in recent years may have become even more important than in the past due to the widespread awareness of existing limits to energy sources and negative climate impacts. It then discusses natural gas and highlights the differences between oil and gas....
The Power of Microeconomics: Economic Principles in the Real World
by Dr. Peter Navarro- 4.7
Approx. 15 hours to complete
In this course, you will learn all of the major principles of microeconomics normally taught in a quarter or semester course to college undergraduates or MBA students. Perhaps more importantly, you will also learn how to apply these principles to a wide variety of real world situations in both your personal and professional lives....
Introduction to Neuroeconomics: How the Brain Makes Decisions
by Vasily Klucharev- 4.6
Approx. 30 hours to complete
Economics, psychology, and neuroscience are converging today into a unified discipline of Neuroeconomics with the ultimate aim of creating a single, general theory of human decision-making. Neuroeconomics provides biologists, economists, psychologists and social scientists with a deeper understanding of how they make their own decisions and how others decide. ) and introduced to the explanatory models behind them....
Game Theory II: Advanced Applications
by Matthew O. Jackson , Kevin Leyton-Brown , Yoav Shoham- 4.7
Approx. 17 hours to complete
Popularized by movies such as "A Beautiful Mind", game theory is the mathematical modeling of strategic interaction among rational (and irrational) agents. Over four weeks of lectures, this advanced course considers how to design interactions between agents in order to achieve good social outcomes. Three main topics are covered: social choice theory (i....
The Economics of Agro-Food Value Chains
by Hannes Lang , Luisa Menapace , Faical Akaichi , Francesco Bimbo , Montserrat Costa-Font , Carlo Russo , Chenguang Li- 4.5
Approx. 44 hours to complete
Have a look at our trailer for a brief introduction to this course: https://youtu. be/GADAgxTHjgE In this course, you learn how the agro-food value chain approaches the challenge of constantly improving its competitiveness by producing high quality food and products and also aiming to attain greater sustainability. Some of the topics of this course are:...