Introduction to Economics: Macroeconomics

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Free Online Course: Introduction to Economics: Macroeconomics provided by edX is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 7 weeks long, 2-3 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Introduction to Economics: Macroeconomics is taught by Joon Koo Lee and Hyejung Yoon.

Overview
  • In this economics course, you will learn some of the major concepts of macroeconomics, such as gross domestic product, price level, inflation, unemployment, economic growth and the balance of payments.

    You will see that macroeconomics is not that different from microeconomics, in that the interaction of supply and demand provides the basic organizing framework for analyzing the workings of a national economy. You will learn how the equilibrium levels of national income and prices are determined at the intersection of aggregate supply and aggregate demand curves, just as the equilibrium quantity of transaction and price of an individual commodity is determined at the intersection of supply and demand curves.

    This is an introductory course at the most elementary level so no prior knowledge of economics is required.

Syllabus
  • Week 1 : Basics of Macroeconomics
    Week 2 : Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
    Week 3 : Business Cycles, Unemployment and Inflation
    Week 4 : Economic Stabilization Policies
    Week 5 : Economic Growth and Development
    Week 6 : Theories of International Trade