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This online course gives an introduction to econometric models and methods as well as their applications.

Violence is a complex problem and can only be understood and reduced though a multidisciplinary approach. This course will cover patterns of violence including sexual violence;...

This online course (MOOC) explores the modern science of moral belief and moral action. The course discusses concepts such as compassion, asks about the origins of morality, and...

This course addresses how firms can most effectively convert inputs into final output and then covers determining the best price-output combination for a firm and how this...

This online course explores democracy and political equality. It discusses topics such as the rise of economic inequality, property rights, campaign finance and lobbying in a...

This online course explores the economic factors behind pricing based on cost and the pros and cons of a cost-based pricing approach.

The course is founded upon the elemental idea that the role of the state is to maximize the wellbeing - or simply the happiness - of its residents. It touches upon the essence...

This online course gives an introduction to central banks and monetary policy. It includes modules on interest rates, the Fed, monetary policy and inflation, and the development...

This course will explore a set of market imperfections to understand why they fail and to explore possible remedies including as antitrust policy, regulation, government...

This course offers an introduction to the functions of individual decision-makers—both consumers and producers—within the larger economic system. Emphasis is on the nature and...

This course will employ a non-technical approach to analyze how governments use policy to influence a country's economy.

This online course explores the basics of urban planning in Africa through technical, environmental, social and economical dimensions.

This course former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner and Professor Andrew Metrick surveys the causes, events, policy responses, and aftermath of the recent...

This online course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability. It explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and...

Besides providing learners with a sound knowledge base of European laws and regulations relevant to establishing and managing a company within the European Union, the course...

This course will derive equilibrium outcomes across a variety of market structures and will begin by understanding equilibrium under a market structure called Perfect...

This online course gives an introduction to Gothic cathedrals. The course explores the art, literature, intellectual life, economics, and social arrangements that arose in the...

This course discusses the basic biology of the virus, HIV, and the disease it causes, AIDS. The economic, social and political factors that determine who gets sick and who...

This online course gives an introduction to microeconomics. It is based on an Econ 100 class at Rice University.

This introductory online course to markets covers many topics. Participants will eg. learn why interest rates have always been a key barometer in determining the value of...