Earth Economics

Erasmus University Rotterdam considers the economy at a global scale. Accounting for fluctuations leads into saving and investment, government, monetary equilibrium and long-run challenges. The course emphasizes the conditions under which an economic theory is useful, making it a conceptual comparison with country-focused introductory macroeconomics.

What you will learn

• Describe fluctuations in a global economic framework.
• Relate saving and investment to economic activity.
• Explain the roles of government, money and long-run constraints.

Who this suits

Beginners; the provider says a bachelor’s degree is helpful but unnecessary.

Before you enroll

Compare the model with the question it is meant to answer. Use fictional or historical examples for practice and identify assumptions that could change the interpretation of the result.

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Put it into practice

Sketch a global saving-and-investment relationship. Identify an assumption that makes it useful and a situation in which that assumption may fail.

Source and review

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