Economic Policy Courses and Certifications

China’s Economic Transformation Part 1: Economic Reform and Growth in China

25 ratings

Examine China's economic reforms since 1978: gradualist reform, fiscal and financial system reform, trade and foreign direct investment, growth and structural change, and governance challenges.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

The Art and Science of Economic Policy

121 ratings at Coursera

Understand why well-intentioned policies fail: work through market failure, incentives, transparency, and State capacity with Indian case studies on designing and implementing economic policy.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

China's Foreign Economic and Trade policy

Examine China's foreign economic policies: opening-up strategy, WTO accession and FTA/FTZ policy, inward and outward FDI rules, RMB internationalization, foreign aid, and the Belt and Road Initiative.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Understanding economic policymaking

5 ratings

Analyze how governments steer economies: fiscal multipliers and crowding out, deficits and debt, monetary policy tools, exchange-rate and structural reform, quantitative easing, austerity and Abenomics.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Notre Dame

Valuing and Allocating Spectrum

Examine spectrum policy as an economic problem, where incentives, institutions, markets, and regulatory choices shape how scarce radio spectrum creates social value.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Economics of Reforms and Regulations

Learn why governments intervene in markets: welfare economics, competition law, cost-benefit analysis, regulatory nudges, and reforms in banking, energy, procurement, and the new economy.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Impact Evaluation Methods with Applications in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

7 ratings at edX

Economic development is about making a difference in the lives of the poor, through interventions in the health, education, microfinance, transport, agriculture, and other sectors. This course will pr

• edX
• 24 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies

119 ratings at edX

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Green Industrial Policy: Promoting Competitiveness and Structural Transformation

1 rating

Examine green industrial policy: its conceptual foundations, empirical evidence for reform, policy instruments for structural change, strategic design and evaluation, and links to trade.

• UN CC:e-Learn
• 30 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Economics and Policies in a Biobased Economy

5 ratings at edX

Lead your company to make the switch to biobased resources and build a profitable sustainable business. Learn how to deal with the economics and policies governing this transition and the implementati

• edX
• 4 weeks, 12-20 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

This course offers a mix of video lectures and interviews, readings, online resources and exercises to gain both knowledge and practical skills to understand the actual landscape of wage setting.

• iversity
• 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Energy Subsidy Reform

8 ratings at edX

A course on energy subsidies, their costs, and the design of a successful reform based on country case studies.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Debt Sustainability Analysis

What are the tools to assess debt sustainability? How can countries effectively manage their sovereign debt? To answer these questions, this course combines theory with hands-on exercises.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries

What macroeconomic policy issues and challenges confront resource-rich countries?This course explores how policy-makers cope with the finite nature of the resources and the volatility of prices.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

中国对外经济政策

A systematic examination of China’s foreign economic policies, from opening-up, trade, and investment to financial cooperation, foreign aid, and the Belt and Road Initiative.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course