Understanding economic policymaking
Completed by Karl Johnsen
May 13, 2026
16 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Master macroeconomic indicators, fiscal policy, and real-world deficits, debts, and monetary policy.
Explore exchange-rate and structural policies, policy interactions, and policy challenges in leading economies.
Analyze quantitative easing, austerity policies, "Abenomics," and policymakers' pursuit of growth. Run a country simulation.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Policy Development
- Category: Fiscal Management
- Category: Economic Development
- Category: Banking
- Category: Tax
- Category: Supply And Demand
- Category: Financial Policy
- Category: Economics
- Category: Governmental Accounting
- Category: International Finance
- Category: Public Policies
- Category: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
