Macroeconomic Crises: Intermediate

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About this course:

What causes  economic crisis ? Why was the 2007-09  Global Financial Crisis  been so severe with many countries not having reach pre-crisis levels of GDP growth even 10 years afterwards? What can governments do to get the economy  out of crisis ? Are some policies more  effective  than others? These are some of the questions you will be better able to answer when you have completed this course, putting you in a better position to think about the policies are required to recover from new crises.

Topics covered:

• What role did financial innovation did play in the GFC?
• What role did consumers and government regulation play?
• What can policy makers such as the government and the Central Bank do to restore economic growth post-crisis?

Commitment: This course is suitable if you have completed Macroeconomic Crises: Introductory or have equivalent knowledge. We recommend/expect learners to complete it within 4 weeks. Each course comprises 2 units divided into 4 sections, making up 7-8 hours of learning. The course ends with a light-touch assessment of the learning for you to measure your learning.

Recommend completion time: 4 weeks

Format: Online

Fee: £144 (including VAT)

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Promotion: Purchase the complete course set for £300 + VAT