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
The Global Financial Crisis
Instructors: Andrew Metrick
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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.
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Reviewed on Jan 24, 2016
An excellent course! Very detailed without being boring and expertly delivered. An important course for everyone to study and one I will definitely be recommending.
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Reviewed on Aug 31, 2018
This is a very interesting course with a very informative professor and instructor. I just received “The Stress Test” in the mail, but have not started reading it.
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