Economics

TTC Video - Behavioral Economics: When Psychology and Economics Collide [720p] eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at March 19, 2020

Behavioral economics is the scientific study of decision making, and of the related topics of valuation, exchange, and interpersonal interactions. Drawing on methods from psychology, sociology, neurology, and economics, this remarkable discipline illuminates one of the most deeply fundamental activities of human existence: the decision process.

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TTC Video - Unexpected Economics [720p] eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at March 20, 2020

TTC Video - Unexpected Economics

24xWEBRip | English | MP4 | 1280 x 720 | AVC ~1986 kbps | 29.970 fps
AAC | 192 kbps | 48.0 KHz | 2 channels | 12:07:41 | 11.1 GB

Genre: eLearning Video / Economics, Finance, Lectures, Business

Why are we choosing to have fewer children, even as we put more time into raising each one? Why are we so often willing to follow the herd and the opinions of strangers when making important decisions, even when those decisions are deeply personal? Why do people bother to vote in elections even when they believe their vote can't possibly influence the outcome?

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The Great Courses - Economics, 3rd Edition [repost] eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at Oct. 6, 2014

The Great Courses - Economics, 3rd Edition

Genre: eLearning / Education lectures: Economics

We are all economists—when we work, buy, save, invest, pay taxes, and vote. It repays us many times over to be good economists. Economic issues are active in our lives every day. However, when the subject of economics comes up in conversation or on the news, we can find ourselves longing for a more sophisticated understanding of the fundamentals of economics.

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The Great Courses - The Economics of Uncertainty [reduced] eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at Sept. 25, 2015

The Great Courses - The Economics of Uncertainty

Genre: eLearning Video / Economics, Finance, Lectures, Business

Economies are deeply complex systems. The global marketplace—even national, state and local economies—involve many economic actors behaving in rational and irrational ways, sustaining a dizzying array of interconnected activity. Because of the number of participants involved in this global exchange, the unpredictability of their actions, and the sheer variety of possible actions, some degree of economic uncertainty is inevitable.

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TTC Video - The Economics of Uncertainty [720p] eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at March 19, 2020

TTC Video - The Economics of Uncertainty

24xWEBRip | English | M4V | 1280 x 720 | AVC ~1999 kbps | 29.970 fps
AAC | 192 kbps | 44.1 KHz | 2 channels | 12:27:47 | 11.5 GB

Genre: eLearning Video / Economics, Finance, Lectures, Business

Economies are deeply complex systems. The global marketplace—even national, state and local economies—involve many economic actors behaving in rational and irrational ways, sustaining a dizzying array of interconnected activity. Because of the number of participants involved in this global exchange, the unpredictability of their actions, and the sheer variety of possible actions, some degree of economic uncertainty is inevitable.

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Coursera - Economics of Transition and Emerging Markets (2016) eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at Nov. 17, 2016

The course analyzes challenges faced by transition and emerging-market economies, i.e., those middle- and low-income countries, which have conducted market-oriented economic reforms and become integrated into the global economy since 1990s.

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Coursera: Economics of Money and Banking - Part One (Columbia University) eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at July 30, 2019

Introduction to a “money view” of economic activity for modern times, building on the intellectual traditions of British central banking and American institutionalism. Part One explores the economics of payment systems and money markets. Part Two explores connections with foreign exchange and capital markets.

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Coursera - Principles of Economics for Scientists (Caltech) eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at June 19, 2019

The impact of economic forces in our lives is sizable and pervasive. For this reason, it is impossible to understand the social and economic forces shaping our lives without a good understanding of basic economic principles. This course provides a quantitative and model-based introduction to such principles, and teaches how to apply them to make sense of a wide range of real world problems. Examples of applications include predicting the impact of technological changes in market prices, calculating the optimal gasoline tax, and measuring the value of new products.

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Coursera: Economics of Money and Banking - Part Two (Columbia University) eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at July 30, 2019

This is Part Two of a two-part course. The last three or four decades have seen a remarkable evolution in the institutions that comprise the modern monetary system. The financial crisis of 2007-2009 is a wakeup call that we need a similar evolution in the analytical apparatus and theories that we use to understand that system.

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TTC Video - Capitalism vs. Socialism: Comparing Economic Systems [720p] eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at June 9, 2020

TTC Video - Capitalism vs. Socialism: Comparing Economic Systems
WEBRip | .MP4, AVC, 2000 kbps, 1280x720 | English, AAC, 192 kbps, 2 Ch | 12:07:34 | 11.2 GB
Genre: eLearning Video / Economy and Finance, Politics

All of the tradeoffs in competing economic systems—capitalism, socialism, and communism—are controversial. These systems and ideologies have undeniably shaped the way people view both the world today and modern history. But where does capitalism begin and socialism end? In short, it’s about choice and compromise.

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