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?Macro and International Economics is a free online course that emphasizes on the policy and economic environment of firms. International economics is a sub-group of economics, which deals with the effect of differences in productive resources and consumer preferences on economic activities and the international institutions that affect them. It aims to explore the patterns and consequences of transactions and interactions between residents of different countries around the globe, including trade, investment and migration. If you are also contemplating on specializing in international economics, take this free online course and have a better understanding of the subject.
Who should take this course?
It is a graduate level course that has been primarily designed from economics undergraduates who want to pursue advanced studies in international economics. Professional economists and government employees who are seeking a refresher in International Economics can also benefit from this course.
Why you should take this course?
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
- Critically examine and analyze government policies (monetary and fiscal) based on world economic conditions
- Develop economic strategies for development and growth
- Suggest recommendations to overcome economic crises in emerging markets
Table of Contents:
Topics that will be discussed in this course include:
- The issues, short–term and long–term
- Determinants of long–term growth
- Exchange rates for emerging markets
- Exchange rates for industrialized countries
- Banking crises
- Modern financial crises
- Japan's lost decade
- Crisis in Asia, 1997–98
- Who is more prone to crisis now—Europe or the US?
- Macroeconomic policy in historical perspective
- Fiscal sustainability
Author Bio:
This free online course has been prepared by Professor Simon Johnson, who is the Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Johnson received his BA in economics and politics from the University of Oxford, MA in economics from the University of Manchester, and a PhD in economics from MIT. He is also a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C.

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