The course is intended for people who would like a deeper understanding of the American housing finance system. The focus will be on providing necessary background knowledge rather than on evaluating specific policy proposals.  Near the end of the course, participants will be encouraged to bring up policy issues and to discuss them in light of the information presented.

This video on comparative advantage also discusses absolute advantage. Both are defined and examples are provided. This will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 9 (a) (b) and (g).

This video will explain the case for protectionism. This 14 minute video will enforce standards EPF. 9 and particularly EPF. 9 (e).

This video is 8 minutes long. It will explain the importance of specialization in regards to trade. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 9 (a) and (g)

This 7 minute video will explain how comparative advantage works when workers specialize and rearranging what / who produces to increase trade. This video will aid in the mastery of EPF. 9 (a) (b) and (g).

This 8 minute video will discuss the costs and benefits of a monopoly. It focuses on industries that typically have high R&D costs, like the pharmaceutical industry. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 2 (i)

In this 7 minute video, students will learn the cause(s) and effect of cyclical unemployment. This will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 5 (b) and (c)

In this 6 minute video, students will examine what happens when a nation defaults. This video will support the standards EPF. 7 and 8

Why are some countries rich and others poor? This fundamental question has been on the mind of economists since Adam Smith wrote "The Wealth of Nations" in 1776. This is a full course that covers all the major issues and developments in the field of development economics. Unlike typical college courses, we will take you to the frontier of the discipline, covering recent research as well as more established material. This course is non-technical and is accessible to a beginner. If you pass the final exam, you will earn our "Development Economics" certificate on your profile.

This video is 2 minutes long and will define stagflation for students. It will enforce the standard EPF. 5 (b)

This 3 minute video will explain the relationship between specialization and division of labor as defined in the 18th century by economist Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations. This video will enforce standards EPF. 1 and 2

Economics can explain many of life’s big questions. Problem is, it can sometimes provide multiple, even conflicting, answers. So which answers are the “right” ones? There’s only one way to find out: Econ Duel! In this fun series from Marginal Revolution University, you’ll have a chance to hear from leading economic thinkers as they debate the big questions discussed in the news, in our schools, and around the dinner table.

This 6 minute video will explain the benefits and costs associated with buying a home versus renting a home. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 11 (b)

Economic theory must distinguish between publicly owned and privately owned property if it is to account for the effect of institutions on the behavior of individuals. Careful study of the theories of Marxists and the real-world experience in the Soviet economy offer important lessons and insight for economic modeling and the ongoing development of theory. In this course, Marxist/Leninist theory and Soviet reality will be studied with an open mind, and with the goal of taking lessons from the case study.

In the Information Age, media is everywhere. This course will help you make sense of it all, providing insight into the structure of media firms, the nature of their products and how they make money. Is media biased? Is consolidation of media companies bad for consumers? This course will address those questions as well as how the government affects the structure of media through policies such as net neutrality, copyright, TV regulation, and spectrum allocation. This course will provide a general background on the research from economists on media and journalism. There will be a lot of economics and not too much math.

This 13 minute video will demonstrate how the determinants of elasticity affect the demand elasticity of a good or service. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 3

This 15 minute video will illustrate the elasticity of supply graph and how elasticity of supply is calculated using using determinants. This video will aid students in the mastery of EPF. 3

This 4 minute video will show students how equilibrium price is graphed and why it occurs where it does on a graph. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 3 (b)

What's the future of the European Union and the Euro? The Eurozone Crisis is one of the most important issues in the world today. In this three week mini-course, we will cover both the institutions that make up the European Union and the underlying economics that are behind the crisis. We cover what is considered "consensus" knowledge by economists while also adding our own speculations in the mix.

What role does economics play in your day-to-day life? You might be surprised to find that economics is a big part of nearly everything you do! Everyday Economics explores just that — how the “big ideas” from economics relate to everyday topics. The course is viewer-driven — you tell us where the course should go.

This 9 minute video will explain the role of banks in our economy. It will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 6 and 12

In this 5 minute video, students are introduced to the effects of fiscal policy on central banks, businesses and consumers. This video will enforce the standards related to standards EPF. 7b and 8

This course covers the history of economic thought up until the "Marginal Revolution" in the 1870s and features a video for each chapter of Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations." The videos will answer important questions such as: Who were the first economic thinkers? What are the very origins of economic thought? What did earlier economists understand but has been lost to the modern world? Why is Adam Smith the greatest economist of all time? How did the economic issues of the 18th and 19th centuries shape the thoughts of the classical economists?

In this 15 minute video, students will learn about the factors that contributed to the 2008 Great Recession. This video will aid in the comprehensive understanding of various standards as it relays cause(s) and effect of the Recession.

This video is 6 minutes long and will explain how the FED operated after the 2008 Great Recession to help aid the economy in recovery. This video will enforce students understanding of EPF. 6 and 7

This 7 minute video provides information on defining human capital and why wages differ for workers. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 1(d), EPF. 2 (g), EPF. 4 (c) and EPF. 15(a)

International finance covers some of the most complex but also important topics in economics. How are exchange rates determined? When if ever are ongoing trade deficits harmful? Are fixed or floating exchange rates better? What are the roots of the euro crisis and what resolution can we expect? Does China manipulate its exchange rate and if so how does that matter? We cover all of these topics and more, with an eye toward what a person really might want to know. There is no use of mathematics in this course beyond the very basic.

This course takes a look at the basic theories of international trade and the consequences of trade in today's global economy. You'll have the opportunity to learn more about fundamental ideas such as comparative advantage, increasing returns to scale, factor endowments, and arbitrage across borders. The consequences we discuss include the effects of offshoring, how trade has shaped the economies of China, Mexico, and Korea, when foreign direct investment is desirable, and the history of free trade and tariffs, among other topics. Trade is a topic of increasing importance and this material will give you a better grasp on the theories and empirics as they have been developed by economists.

In this 3 minute video, students are introduced to the concept of fiscal policy which takes place via taxes, spending and borrowing in an effort to ease the boom and bust cycles of the business cycle. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 5 and 7

This 6 minute video will examine how business firms maximize profit in a competitive market and their role in setting prices for their good / service. This video will enforce the standard EPF. 2 (e) and (h)

In this 3 minute video, students will learn what stocks are. This will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 18 (a) (b) and (f).

In this 6 minute video, students will be introduced to what bonds are and why they are sold and how they help raise money. This will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 18

This 4 minute video will aid in the explanation of why diversifying is so important when it comes to investing in the stock market. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 18

In this 4 minute video, students will learn about the benefits of diversifying their investment in stocks. This video will aid in the mastery of EPF. 18 (b) (c) and (f)

This 8 minute video will explain the principles of Keynesian Economic Theory and the economist who came up with the idea, John Maynard Keynes. This video will enforce standard EPF. 5 (d)

Lecture Objective: Introduce geography as a potentially deep determinant of growth and expose students to questions in the cutting edge of the field.

The lesson incorporates a few MRU videos about geography and growth from our Principles of Macroeconomics and Development Economics video courses. We also mix in discussion prompts, exercises, practice questions, graphs and charts, and pre- and post-class assignments. Finally, we provide supplementary resources such as additional data sources, relevant news articles and blog posts, and two podcast episodes

Lecture Objective: Introduce students to the super simple Solow model. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify inputs to growth, solve for the steady state, and identify the factors that lead to conditional convergence.

The lesson incorporates a number of MRU’s videos about the Solow model and conditional convergence from our Principles of Macroeconomics video course. We also mix in discussion prompts, exercises, practice questions, graphs and charts, and pre- and post-class assignments. Finally, we provide supplementary resources such as additional data sources, relevant articles and blog posts, an episode of Planet Money, and even an interview with Robert Solow himself.

Lecture Objective: Students are able to identify incentives and factors that increase the production of ideas, and list the costs and benefits of using patents, prizes, and subsidies to increase idea creation.

The lesson incorporates a number of MRU’s videos about the economics of ideas from our Principles of Macroeconomics video course, as well as a TED-talk on the topic. We also mix in discussion prompts, exercises, practice questions, graphs and charts, and pre- and post-class assignments. Finally, we provide supplementary resources such as additional data sources, relevant articles and blog posts, a few episodes of Planet Money, and even an interview with Robert Solow himself.

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In this 4 minute video, unemployment will be defined for students. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 5

This video is 9 minutes long and will aid students in understanding what price discrimination is why / when it happens within a society. This video will enforce the standard EPF. 10