Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner and Professor Andrew Metrick survey the causes, events, policy responses, and aftermath of the recent global financial crisis.
The Global Financial Crisis
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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- Risk Management Framework
- Credit Risk
- Crisis Intervention
- International Finance
- Mortgage Loans
- Policty Analysis, Research, and Development
- Public Policies
- Financial Regulations
- Financial Regulation
- Lending and Underwriting
- Financial Policy
- Financial Systems
- Contingency Planning
- Financial Services
- Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
- Loans
- General Finance
- Consumer Lending
- Financial Market
- Crisis Management
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EZ
Reviewed on Feb 24, 2016
Very interesting, being European myself, I would have liked more on the professors opinion one how the ECB is trying to save the euro, and potential alternative ways to do so (or not).
CV
Reviewed on Jan 10, 2017
Excellent course. A real privilege to have this kind of instructors. Exceptional opportunity to receive information directly from one of the main protagonists of the event.
YY
Reviewed on Jan 13, 2016
We are really very fortunate to have the courses like this. A lot of thanks with a request that please continue to bring these very high quality courses in future also.
