Online Course: Development Economics

This course in Development Economics from Marginal Revolution surveys most of the major topics in development, including the following: Geography and Development; Food and Agricultural Productivity; Water Economics; Economic Growth; Bottlenecks, Linkages and Intermediate Goods; Productivity of Firms; Trade; Property Rights; Corruption; Foreign Aid; Finance, Growth, and the Poor; Poverty and Behavior; Health; Education; Politics, Democracy, and War; Migration; and Population and Environment.

You can take the whole course, or just watch the lectures that interest you.

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Online Training: IMF “Macroeconometric Forecasting”

This online IMF course in macroeconometric forecasting, offered this year from January 15 to April 15, operates as the fundamental course for further in-person training opportunities in macroeconometric analyses. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2020.

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Online Course: Policy Lessons from Korea’s Development

Policy Lessons from Korea’s Development Style: MOOC, four weeks, 16-20 hours total Focus: Learning lessons from South Korea’s past development experience, its current strategy, and the policy initiatives the country has been implementing to overcome global and domestic challenges and maintain economic growth in the 21st century. The course considers the factors that contributed to…

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