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Managerial Economics and Business Analysis SpecializationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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This course discusses   how macroeconomic variables affect individuals’ personal, professional, and public activities and lays the foundation for the analysis of the mechanisms that drive macroeconomic variables. It starts by introducing the key macroeconomic variables and explaining how they are defined and measured to interpret macroeconomic data properly.
Then, the course offers a perspective for separating out various parts of the economy driven by different processes and for combining those components to develop a richer view of the whole. In particular, it applies this approach to the analysis of the relationship of the trade deficit with the budget deficit and private savings, offering insights about some key determinants of the balance of payments. The third and fourth modules focus on the analyses of the foreign currency and money markets to provide fundamental models of the interest rate and exchange rate determination. They also discuss how these variables interact with each other and with the macroeconomic conditions, particularly monetary policy, and the expectations about the future trends in the economy.  

You will be able to: 

• Systematically assess the national and international economic environment in which you live and work
• Analyze macroeconomic issues using key tools
• Be a more effective professional in your   line of activity.

This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.

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Hadi Salehi Esfahani

Professor of Economics and Professor of Business Administration

Department of Business Administration, College of Business

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Course Orientation

2 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 8 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

5 hours to complete

Module 1: Key Macroeconomic Indicators and Their Measurement

5 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 83 min), 2 readings, 6 quizzes

9 videos

Module 1 Introduction55s1-1.1. Introduction to Macroeconomic Indicators and the Sources of Macroeconomic Data7m1-2.1. The Unemployment Rate: Definition and Measurement7m1-3.1. GDP: Definition18m1-3.2. GDP: Measurement12m1-3.3. GDP: Improvements in Real GDP Measurement6m1-4.1. The Price Level and Inflation: The Basics7m1-4.2. Problems in Measuring the Cost of Living Inflation9mGDP: Comparison Across Countries12m

2 readings

Module 1 Overview10mModule 1 Readings10m

5 practice exercises

Lesson 1-1 Practice Quiz30mLesson 1-2 Practice Quiz30mLesson 1-3 Practice Quiz30mLesson 1-4 Practice Quiz30mModule 1 Quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Module 2: GDP Components, Twin Deficits, and Balance of Payments

Expenditure is often different from income for individuals, but for the economy as a whole, aggregate income is always identical to aggregate expenditure. This has important implications for the functioning of the macroeconomy and the way policies affect it. The income-expenditure identity is also fundamental to the ways various part of the economy with different processes interact with each other. For example, it sheds a lot of light on the formation of the trade deficit and its connection with budget deficit and private savings.

3 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 43 min), 2 readings, 4 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Module 3: The Foreign Exchange Market

How does the exchange rate affect the trade balance and foreign payments of an economy? How does the exchange rate interact with domestic and foreign prices to determine the competitiveness of an economy’s producers? Where does the exchange rate come from? Since currencies are assets that can be bought and resold at different times, their exchange rates must depend on expectations and futures markets. How do the spot and forward exchange rates interact with the expected rates of future dates?

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 61 min), 2 readings, 4 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Module 4: Money, Interest Rate, and the Exchange Rate

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 80 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

4-1.1. What Is Money, and What Role Does It Play in the Economy?9m4-1.2. Money Supply15m4-1.3. Money Demand9m4-2.1. Money Market Equilibrium18m4-2.2. Money, Inflation, and Interest Rate in the Short Run and the Long Run13mBanks, Balance Sheets and Capital Adequacy Requirements9mGies Online Programs3m

4 readings

Module 4 Overview10mModule 4 Readings10mCongratulations!10mGet Your Course Certificate10m

3 practice exercises

Lesson 4-1 Practice Quiz30mLesson 4-2 Practice Quiz30mModule 4 Quiz30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM COUNTRY LEVEL ECONOMICS: MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES AND MARKETS

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The course is quite enlightening, gained invaluable experience in understanding and interpreting a countries economic status

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It'd be a better course if the Prof could make the course more interesting.

by JFJun 17, 2019

Very interesting topic especially with the trade wars that are affecting the US and China currently

by MTJun 17, 2020

Very enjoyable course. Prof is able to explain the topics very well and I was able to understand and connect it to my everyday life and to my own country.

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About the Managerial Economics and Business Analysis Specialization

In order to effectively manage and operate a business, managers and leaders need to understand the market characteristics and economic environment in which they operate. In this specialization, you will build a solid understanding of the operation of markets and the macro-economic environment with real-world examples. You will be able 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 capstone project involves an in-depth analysis of an actual business situation in which you will examine the global economic environment of a business. The final project will be a business plan that uses statistical tools and economic theory to create a comprehensive analysis of the microeconomic and macroeconomic environment in which the focal company operates. This specialization is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program here.

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