Principles of Economics - Stanford University - Edx

About: ‘Principles of Economics’ is designed to be an introduction to the fundamental cores of economics. Students learn how to think like an economist and delve into the functioning of a modern market economy. 

Course Content: The early part of the course focuses on microeconomic analysis including the behavior of consumers and firms while the latter part of the course moves on to macroeconomic concepts such as national production, employment, inflation, and interest rates. Students get to explore models that determine long-run growth and short-term fluctuations in national economies and then focus on the role of government regulation, monetary policy, and fiscal policy.

 Instructor of the Course: It is instructed by Professor John Taylor George (P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and Mary and Robert Raymond, Professor of Economics, Stanford University) through recorded lectures. 

Time Commitment: This is a self-paced course that demands around 5-10 hours a week and generally extends over 10 weeks. The course content is what is taught as a part of Economics I at Stanford University. As of July 16, the course will be archived for some time but future dates for its renewal will be announced soon.

Financial Aspects: All students have free access to the course materials and notes. If a student wants a verified certificate at the completion of the course along with access to graded assignments, he/she/they must pay 50$. 

Difficulty Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Other information: The course also has a discussion forum facilitated by a teaching assistant where students get an opportunity to communicate and discuss with other students and solve any queries they might have.

For more information, visit: https://www.edx.org/course/principles-of-economics?index=product&queryID=4694aa4ae4114da91ff1c78392ef9a44&position=9 

Economics: Consumer Demand- Babson College - Edx

Course Content: At the completion of this course, students are expected to develop a solid understanding of demand, its underlying principles, major determinants, and how they are beneficial for individuals, decision-makers inside the firm, and policy-makers. 

Instructor of the Course: The course is instructed by John Korsak, Visiting Assistant Professor at Babson College. 

Time Commitment: The course extends over 4 weeks with a weekly time commitment of 4-6 hours.  

Financial Aspects: A verified certificate can be earned by payment of $199, otherwise, all course materials are free. 

Difficulty Level: Beginner

For more information: https://www.edx.org/course/economics-consumer-demand-2?index=product&queryID=67057725cdfe8f744b83db25c8d9f481&position=9

Microeconomics Principles - University of Illinois - Coursera

About: This is a beginner-level course that talks about how Economics is not just about money but also about how society distributes scarce resources. It explains how we can apply the rules of economics to pretty much anything.

Course Content: This course introduces the basic economic principles including supply and demand, Market Efficiency and Government Policies, elasticities, production and costs, competitive output, firms with market power and Public Goods, Common Resources, and Externalities. The primary goal of the course is to show you the way economists think and how to use this analytical system to answer questions related not only to labor markets, politics, environment, and other important human issues but to anything you end up doing after the class.

Course Instructor: The instructor of the course is Dr. José J. Vázquez-Cognet, Clinical Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois.

Time Commitment: The course will take a commitment of approximately 27 hours to complete, extended over 8 weeks. 

Financial Aspects: You can access the course material on Coursera - an online learning platform, for free but to earn a verified certificate, you will have to pay $29. 

Difficulty Level: Beginner

For more information: https://www.coursera.org/learn/microeconomics 

Managerial Economics and Business Analysis Specialization - University of Illinois - Coursera

About: The “Managerial Economics and Business Analysis Specialization”, offered by the University of Illinois, discusses how to apply economic theory and analytical tools to make effective business decisions.

The specialization will help in building a solid understanding of the operation of markets and the macro-economic environment with real-world examples. 

Course Content: You will learn to identify firm and country-level economic factors that impact business decisions, develop an analytical framework using statistical tools, and apply economic theory and data in the analysis of business environment and trends to make effective business decisions. The specialization consists of 7 courses. 

Course Instructors: The instructors are Larry DeBrock, Vlad Dolgopolov, Hadi Salehi Esfahani, and Fataneh Taghaboni-Dutta.

Time Commitment: This specialization needs a time commitment of approximately 7 months at the pace of 5 hours/week.

Financial Aspects: For enrolling in the specialization and receiving a verified certificate, you need to make a payment of $48 per month until you complete it. You can also apply for Financial Aid*.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate, requires some prior knowledge

For more information: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/managerial-economics-business-analysis#courses 

*Financial aid means that Coursera can waive off a certain percentage of the fee(up to 100%) depending on your family’s annual income level.

Financial Markets - Yale University - Coursera

About: This massively popular, wonderful course offered by Yale University gives an overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage risks and foster enterprise.  

Course Content: The course introduces risk management and behavioral finance principles to understand the real-world functioning of securities, insurance, and banking industries.  The ultimate goal of this course is to use such industries effectively and towards a better society. It helps gain skills in Behavioral Finance, Financial Market, Finance, and Behavioral Economics.

Time Commitment: This course is extended over 7 weeks and requires a time commitment of approximately 33 hours to complete.  

Financial Aspects: A verified certificate can be earned by payment of $29, otherwise all course materials are free. 

Course Instructor: Robert Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University.

Difficulty Level: Beginner

For more information: https://www.coursera.org/learn/financial-markets-global#about 

Economics of Money and Banking - Columbia University - Coursera

About: This course with a unique approach to studying economics, offered by Columbia University, is an attempt to begin the process of new economic thinking by reviving and updating some forgotten traditions in monetary thought that have become newly relevant.

Course Content: This course introduces economic theory taking into account the new monetary system. It places dealers, in both capital markets and money markets, at the very center of the picture, as profit-seeking suppliers of market liquidity to the new system of market-based credit. The course talks about the economical aspect behind capital markets, international money, and banking.

Time Commitment: This course is extended over 13 weeks and requires a time commitment of approximately 33 hours to complete. 

Financial Aspects: A verified certificate can be earned by payment of $29, otherwise all course materials are free. 

Course Instructor: Perry G Mehrling, Professor of Economics at Barnard College, Columbia University.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

For more information: https://www.coursera.org/learn/money-banking  

Econometrics: Methods and Applications - Erasmus University Rotterdam - Coursera

About: ‘Econometrics’ course by Erasmus University Rotterdam teaches how to translate data into models to make forecasts and to support decision making in a wide variety of fields, ranging from macroeconomics to finance and marketing.

Course Content: The course begins with introductory lectures on simple and multiple regression, followed by topics of special interest to deal with model specification, endogenous variables, binary choice data, and time-series data. For a better assessment of what you have learned, the course has six test exercises (one per module) and a case project. 

Time Commitment: This course is self-paced and requires a time commitment of approximately 66 hours to complete. 

Financial Aspects: A verified certificate can be earned by payment of $29, otherwise all course materials are free. 

Course Instructor: There are multiple instructors for this course: Philip Hans Franses, Christiaan Heij, Michel van der Wel, and Dennis Fok — Economics Professors at Erasmus University, Rotterdam.   

Difficulty Level: Intermediate to Advanced

For more information: https://www.coursera.org/learn/erasmus-econometrics  

Behavioral Finance - Duke University - Coursera

About: ‘Behavioral Finance’ course by Duke University teaches how to examine the predictable financial decision-making errors, discover where we are most susceptible to them and how to avoid them.

Course Content: This course is intended to guide participants towards better financial choices, learn how to improve their spending, saving, and investing decisions for the future. The course begins with an overview of the classical economic model of consumer choice, followed by heuristic-driven bias, how mental heuristics can lead us to make predictably sub-optimal financial decisions, both individually and across the entire financial markets, and how to improve our decisions.

Time Commitment: This course is extended over 3 weeks and requires a time commitment of approximately 5 hours to complete. 

Financial Aspects: A verified certificate can be earned by payment of $29, otherwise all course materials are free. 

Course Instructor: Emma Rasiel, Associate Chair, and Professor at Duke University.

Difficulty Level: Beginner to Intermediate

For more information: https://www.coursera.org/learn/duke-behavioral-finance   

Social and Economic Networks: Models and Analysis - Stanford University - Coursera

About: This amazing, advanced-level course on ‘Social and Economic Networks’ by Stanford University teaches how to model social and economic networks and their impact on human behavior. 

Course Content: The course begins with some empirical background on social and economic networks and an overview of concepts used to describe and measure networks. Next a set of models of how networks form, including random network models as well as strategic formation models, and some hybrids after which a series of models of how networks impact behavior, including contagion, diffusion, learning, and peer influences are discussed.

You can find a more detailed syllabus here:  http://web.stanford.edu/~jacksonm/Networks-Online-Syllabus.pdf 

Time Commitment: This course is self-paced but extended over 8 weeks and requires a time commitment of approximately 30 hours to complete.

Financial Aspects: A verified certificate can be earned by payment of $60, otherwise all course materials are free.

Course Instructor: Matthew O. Jackson, an economics professor at Stanford University.

Difficulty Level: Advanced

For more information: https://www.coursera.org/learn/social-economic-networks 

Google Data Analytics - Google - Coursera 

About: Data analytics is the collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making. 

Course Content: It’s a series of 8 courses, with every course defining a whole specific aspect of Data Analytics. You’ll gain the in-demand skills that prepare you for an entry-level job. You’ll learn from Google employees whose foundations in data analytics served as launchpads for their own careers.

You’ll prepare yourself for jobs that include junior or associate data analyst, database administrator, and more. Upon completion of the course, you can directly apply for jobs with Google and over 130 U.S. employers, including Walmart, Best Buy, Astreya. It’s a professionally certified course. 

Time Commitment: The time period is under 10 hours per week. You can complete the entire course in less than 6 months. 

Financial Aspects: This course is free of cost, entirely sponsored by Google for young data enthusiasts.

Difficulty Level: Beginner level, no prior degree or experience required

For more information visit: https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-data-analytics

Research Proposal: Initiating Research - UC Davis - Coursera 

About: In this course, you will be able to define market research and identify some tools used in the industry. You will be able to discuss the importance of secondary and internal research in terms of the planning process.

Course Content: Market Research is a growing and important field that is used in many industries around the world. Given all the data that is collected, by organizations, industries, social media, governments, etc., it’s important that someone can review and sift through all the noise to provide valuable insight. That’s where you come in as a market researcher. This course will only scratch the surface and provide you with a foundational understanding of this field.

You will be able to define what primary research is and identify the various ways to conduct primary research. You will be able to focus on an actual research plan or proposal for your peer review project. You will be able to compose a response to a request for a proposal or research plan and be able to address the various components of the proposal and package it in a professional manner.

Time Commitment: Takes approximately 11 hours to complete.

Financial Aspects: Free!

Difficulty Level: Intermediate level, at least 2 years of business experience

For more information: https://www.coursera.org/learn/research-proposal-initiating-research

Microeconomics by EconplusDal - Youtube

About the Channel: This youtube channel was started by an economist in the UK who is passionate about the subject and likes to help students with it. 

Content: EconplusDal offers a wide range of services to help students maximize their performance in Economics including videos, books, tutoring, and also organizes workshops now and then to help students understand Economics. On youtube, there are several Microeconomics and Macroeconomics videos uploaded by EconplusDal which can help students brush up their concepts. His way of teaching is simple and amazing.

Financial Aspects: Free!

Difficulty Level: Beginner

View his Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/EconplusDal