Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality
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Duration | 24 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Schedule type | Self paced |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
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Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality at Coursera Course details
- Thinking critically about today's economy can help you understand the world around you. Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality will pique your curiosity and inspire you to learn more about the power dynamics that determine how people and resources are valued, how goods move around the world, and how we manage our planet and the future
- Your understanding of economics will make you a better advocate, voter, investor, consumer, and citizen
- You’ll also develop an understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of our current economic system and get a framework for thinking about how we, as individuals and as a society, can rethink our relationship with our planet and the way we interact with one another
Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality at Coursera Curriculum
Why a Worldly Philosophy?
A Wealth of Burning Questions, a Poverty of Answers
Scarcity and Surplus in Human Well- Being: Cooperation and Conflict
Producing for profit: The Study of a Historically Specific Social System -- Capitalism
Don’t Blame the Victims!
Lesson 1.1 Readings
Lesson 1.2 Reading
Lesson 1.3 Readings
Week 1 Quiz
Common Good, Private Purposes
Common Good, Private Purposes Introduction
The Good: Competition, Prices, and Entrepreneurship (Adam Smith)
The Good: Competition, Prices, and Entrepreneurship (Friedrich Hayek)
The Bad: Recessions, Sunspot and Investment Theories
The Bad: Production Disruptions
The Bad: Aggregate Demand, Liquidity, and Financial Behavior
The Bad: Destabilizing Financial Behavior and Markets
The Bad: What to Do About This
The Ugly: Motivation
The Ugly: Profits and Ownership
The Ugly: Unpaid, Unrecognized, and Unmeasured
The Ugly: Precarious Lives, Precarious Jobs
The Ugly: Common Wealth, Private Appropriations
Lesson 2.1 Readings
Lesson 2.2 Readings
Lesson 2.3 Readings
Week 2 Quiz
Power at Work
Module 3 Introduction
Basic Sources of Power in the Labor Market (Part 1)
Basic Sources of Power in the Labor Market (Part 2)
How to Ask for a Raise with and Without a Union
How Government Affects Worker Bargaining Power
Corporate Power: Monopolies, Oligopolies, Monopsonies and the Myth of Perfect Competition (Part 1)
Corporate Power: Monopolies, Oligopolies, Monopsonies and the Myth of Perfect Competition (Part 2)
Why Does the Federal Reserve Hate Workers?
Lesson 3.1 Readings
Lesson 3.2 Readings
Lesson 3.3 Readings
Lesson 3.4 Readings
Lesson 3.5 Readings
Week 3 Quiz
The Promise and Disappointments of Globalization
Module/Week 4: Introduction
What is globalization and how did we get here?
The Golden Age of Capitalism and the Second Wave of Globalization
The Five Drivers of Globalization
Outsourcing and the Rise of Global Value Chains
Winners and Losers from Globalization
Rethinking Globalization, Part 1
Rethinking Globalization, Part 2
As the Ball Bounces: Inside the Global Value Chain
Lesson 4.1 Readings
Lesson 4.2 Readings
Lesson 4.3 Readings
Lesson 4.4 Readings
Week 4 Quiz
Building a Thriving Society, Planet, and Individuals
Valuing the Future
Building a Thriving Society
Lesson 5.1 Readings
Lesson 5.2 Readings
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