In this course, you will be introduced to some basic concepts of country-level Macroeconomics that are relevant for an integrated understanding of the macroeconomic environment in which your business (or future business) operates. In this course, the first three weeks will cover the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its components deeply, and the fourth week will cover inflation, monetary policy, balance of payments, and the concept of real exchange rate.
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Approx. 14 hours to complete
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What you will learn
Concept of Gross Domestic Product, why it is crucial for your business plan as it is also considered to be the income of the country
Components of the Gross Domestic Product: consumption, investments, government, exports, imports and Keynes multiplier
Monetary Policy, Balance of Payments, and Real Exchange Rate
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Beginner Level
Approx. 14 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
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Fundação Instituto de Administração
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
4 hours to complete
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) concept and components
Welcome to the Macroeconomics for Business Management course! During this first week, we will cover the concept of Gross Domestic Product, why it is crucial for your business plan as it is also considered to be the income of the country, and one of its components, household consumption.
4 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 20 min), 4 readings, 4 quizzes
3 hours to complete
GDP Components: Investments and Government
During this second week, we will continue the analysis of the Gross Domestic Product components, covering investments and government. Mainly how investors in gross capital formation make their decision using some key elements such as real interest rates (cost of opportunity) and confidence.
3 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 14 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes
3 hours to complete
GDP Components: Exports, Imports and Keynes multiplier
During this third week, we will finish our discussion on Gross Domestic Product components, covering exports, imports, and the Keynes multiplier. Exports and imports are critical to robust GDP growth as no country can make or produce everything alone. Hence, to better understand how economic growth could benefit from international trade is also essential to understand whether a country may envisage better domestic productivity onwards.
3 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 27 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes
4 hours to complete
Inflation, Monetary Policy, and Balance of Payments
During this fourth and last week, we will cover the concepts of Inflation, Monetary Policy, Balance of Payments, and Real Exchange Rate. Balance of payments are also crucial to understand if a country is on the verge to experience a currency crisis which indeed could trigger inflationary, corporate, banking and economic crisis.
4 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 63 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes
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