Understanding economic policymaking
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Understanding economic policymaking at Coursera Overview
Duration | 15 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Understanding economic policymaking at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
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- Course 1 of 3 in the Globalization, Economic Growth and Stability Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Approx. 15 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish
Understanding economic policymaking at Coursera Course details
- This is the first of the three courses part of the Globalization, Economic Growth and Stability Specialization. This course will employ a non-technical approach to analyze how governments use policy to influence a country's economy. Upon completing the course you should be able to discuss national debts and deficits, examine fiscal and monetary policy and their appropriateness to the situation of an economy, and anticipate the results of fiscal and monetary policies and structural reform on a country. These concepts will give you the tools to develop your own position in many current economic debates, such as fiscal stimulus vs. austerity, the merits of quantitative easing, the need for higher interest rates or the future growth path of many modern economies.
Understanding economic policymaking at Coursera Curriculum
Macroeconomy Overview
Introduction: Module 1
What is GDP - The Circular Flow Diagram
Potential GDP as a Reference Point for the Business Cycle
GDP Gaps and Policymaking
What Does a Business Cycle Look Like?
What Drives the Business Cycle - Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand II
Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand III: Shifts in Aggregate Demand
Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand IV: Shifts in Aggregate Supply
GDP Growth in the Real World and Future Prospects
Conclusion: Module One
Syllabus: Module 1
Grading Policy
Course Staff
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Macroeconomy Quiz
The Fiscal Policy Tool
Introduction: Module 2
Restrictive and Expansive Fiscal Policy Tools
The Multiplier Effect of Fiscal Policy
Crowding Out
Automatic Stabilizers
Fiscal Policy in the Real World
Conclusion: Module Two
Syllabus: Module 2
Fiscal Policy Tool Quiz
Deficits, Debts, Myths and Realities
Introduction: Module Three
Government Deficits and Surpluses
How Do Governments Borrow Money? (I)
How Do Governments Borrow Money? (II)
Who Owns Public Debt in Advanced Economies?
How Much Deficit is Too Much?
US Debt
Strengths and Weaknesses of Fiscal Policy
Conclusion: Module Three
Office Hours Modules 1 to 3
Syllabus: Module 3
Deficits, Debts, Myths and Realities Quiz
Monetary Policy
Introduction: Module Four
What is Money and What are Central Banks
Central Banks in the World
What are the Tools of Central Banks?
How Does Monetary Policy Work Across the cycle and Why Does it Sometimes Fail?
Strengths and Weaknesses of Monetary Policy
Conclusion: Module Four
Syllabus: Module 4
Monetary Policy Quiz
Combining Policies and Other Policy Tools
Introduction: Module Five
How Do Different Combinations of These Policies Affect the Macroeconomy?
Policy Mixes and Outcomes
Exchange Rates
Structural Policy
Policy Mix in the Real World
Practicing Policymaking with the Economic Policy Simulator
Conclusion: Module Five
Syllabus: Module 5
Combining Policies and Other Policy Tools Quiz
Policymaking in the Wake of the Financial Crisis
Introduction: Module Six
Monetary Policy in the United States
Monetary Policy in Spain and Germany
Quantitative Easing
Fiscal Policy in the Real World: When is Debt Too High?
Abenomics
Policy and the Eternal Pursuit of Growth
Summary of the Course
Extra: The situation in Greece
Analyzing the Covid-19 crisis with the AS-AD framework: Why was the recession so severe?
Applying policy tools: How did governments respond to the Covid recession?
Syllabus: Module 6
Final Exam
CAPSTONE
RECAP: UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC POLICYMAKING
PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
PROJECT FEEDBACK: SPAIN 2000-2008
PROJECT FEEDBACK: SPAIN 2009-2016
CAPSTONE CONCLUSIONS
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