07 Session in July 2020 online
Announcement: IDEAS Calendar of Virtual Webinars in Development
IDEAS is hosting a calendar of all the webinars they can find related to development. Check back often if you have some time and want to learn something new!
Read MoreRecorded Webinar: The Economic Implications of Covid-19 with Raghuram Rajan
Princeton’s Bendheim Center for Finance hosted Raghuram Rajan on Friday, July 24st for a discussion of the economic implications of Covid-19. Princeton’s BCF is running webinars on the evolving Covid crisis, and putting up its archives online, so check out their website to register for upcoming webinars.
Read MoreOnline Learning: Political Economy and Economic Development from EdX
This MIT online course in political economy and development taught by field superstars Abhijit Banerjee and Ben Olken starts on June 2, so hurry and check it out!
Read MoreOnline learning: Principles of Sustainable Finance
This online course from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam via Coursera considers how finance can be used for the good in reaching sustainable development goals.
Read MoreOnline course: “The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life” on EdX
This course on cities is taught by Ed Glaeser of Harvard through EdX. Prof. Glaeser is one of the preeminent researchers in urban economics of today.
Read MoreOnline learning (en Français) “Programmation et Politiques Financières, Deuxième Partie : Conception d’un Programme
This online course from the IMF on Edx focuses on the tools to help you design data-driven macroeconomic and financial policy. It’s the second in a two-part course.
Read MoreOnline learning (en Français) “Programmation et Politiques Financières, Première Partie: Analyse des Comptes Macroéconomiques”
This online course from the IMF on Edx focuses on the tools to help you respond to questions about the health of the macroeconomy and how a cognizance of political economy can help bring the economy to a healthier status. In French.
Read MoreOnline course in photography, starting from the basics
If you’re looking to get your mind off work, or want to spend some time learning a hobby, why not check out this online course offered through Michigan State on photography? Doesn’t matter if you have a smartphone or the fanciest Nikon, this course will get you up and running, ready to explore the world around you, no matter how much or little room you’ve got.
Read MoreOnline course: Child Nutrition and Cooking
If you’re stuck at home, why not try cooking some new things and deepening your knowledge of how to feed your kid with this free Coursera course, offered by Stanford University?
Read MoreOnline learning: “Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems”
This online course, taught by Raj Chetty, discusses using big data to solve economic problems. It’s targeted at someone without a background in economics or statistics, and is offered through Opportunity Insights in collaboration with Harvard University
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