Economics Courses and Certifications

Game Theory and Strategic Thinking

1 rating

Master strategic thinking through game theory concepts like Nash equilibrium, evolutionary stability, and asymmetric information with real-world applications.

• YouTube
• 1 day 4 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data Science Decisions in Time: Information Theory & Games

Apply game theory to sequential decisions — SFPark dynamic pricing, water allocation, the prisoner's dilemma, the Centipede Game and Diplomacy — and find invariant features amid distribution shifts.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Korean Economic Development

423 ratings at Coursera

Trace Korea's economy decade by decade since 1945: land reform, import substitution, export promotion, heavy and chemical industrialization, and the 1997 and 2008 financial crises.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Capstone Economics and Policies for a Circular Economy

This capstone project is the final part of the MicroMasters® Program Economics and Policies for a Circular Economy. Interdisciplinarity is central in this part, linking the various sections in this Mi

• edX
• 8 weeks, 15-20 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Career Certificate

Economics and Policies for a Circular Bio-Economy

Learn more about the business and economic aspects of a circular economy, and gain the skills to make the switch to biobased resources and build a sustainable business.

• edX
• 23 weeks, 12-28 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $734.00
• 4 courses

Trade, Immigration and Exchange Rates in a Globalized World

304 ratings at Coursera

Examine the forces behind globalization: what determines exchange rates, how free trade and protectionism shape economies, how the balance of payments works, and how migration affects host countries.

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

Central Banks and Monetary Policy

127 ratings at Coursera

Assess central bank actions and their effects: interest rates and financial instruments, Federal Reserve monetary policy tools, links to output, inflation and unemployment, and financial crisis responses.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Gold Market Foundations

33 ratings at Coursera

Examine gold's performance as an inflation hedge and portfolio diversifier, and how ETFs, central bank accumulation, de-dollarization, and Basel III HQLA proposals drive its price.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Sustainability Through Doughnut Economics

23 ratings at Udemy

Thriving without breaking the planet: use the Doughnut Economics framework to assess social shortfall, ecological overshoot, rich–poor inequalities, and progress beyond GDP.

• Udemy
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Political Economy of Institutions and Development

398 ratings at Coursera

Examine what makes some countries wealthier than others, working through development data, trust, governance, inequality and fragmentation, development assistance, globalisation, international organizations, and non-governmental actors.

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

Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I - The Role of the State

392 ratings at Coursera

The state exists to maximize residents' well-being: examine market failures and public goods, weigh efficiency against equity, compare theories of distributive justice, and measure inequality.

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

Macroeconomics of Climate: Economics of Adaptation

10 ratings at edX

Learn about adaptation, including the policies and strategies for promoting and mainstreaming it.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CFN-3 Economics of Food

An overview of food economics, production planning, government food programs, food adulteration, and consumer education.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

Anhui Water Conservancy Technical College

Construction Engineering Economics

Learn to evaluate construction projects through time-value analysis, investment comparisons, feasibility studies, equipment renewal economics, and value engineering.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Economics of Banking and Finance Markets

Explore how macroeconomic theories explain banking and financial market outcomes, including debt and equity markets, regulation, and central banking.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course