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Topics covered in a traditional college level introductory macroeconomics course. Circular Flow of Income and Expenditures. Parsing Gross Domestic Product. More on Final and Intermediate GDP Contributions. Investment and Consumption. Income and Expenditure Views of GDP. Components of GDP. Examples of Accounting for GDP. Real GDP and Nominal GDP. GDP Deflator. Example Calculating Real GDP with a Deflator. Introduction to Inflation. Actual CPI-U Basket of Goods. Inflation Data. Moderate Inflation in a Good Economy. Stagflation. Real and Nominal Return. Calculating Real Return in Last Year Dollars. Relation Between Nominal and Real Returns and Inflation. Deflation. Velocity of Money Rather than Quantity Driving Prices. Deflation Despite Increases in Money Supply. Deflationary Spiral. Hyperinflation. Unemployment Rate Primer. Phillips Curve. Interest as Rent for Money. Money Supply and Demand Impacting Interest Rates. The Business Cycle. Aggregate Demand. Shifts in Aggregate Demand. Long-Run Aggregate Supply. Short Run Aggregate Supply. Demand-Pull Inflation under Johnson. Real GDP driving Price. Cost Push Inflation. Monetary and Fiscal Policy. Tax Lever of Fiscal Policy. Breakdown of Gas Prices. Short-Run Oil Prices. Keynesian Economics. Risks of Keynesian Thinking. Overview of Fractional Reserve Banking. Weaknesses of Fractional Reserve Lending. Full Reserve Banking. Money Supply- M0 M1 and M2. Simple Fractional Reserve Accounting part 1. Simple Fractional Reserve Accounting (part 2). MPC and Multiplier. Mathy Version of MPC and Multiplier (optional). Consumption Function Basics. Generalized Linear Consumption Function. Consumption Function with Income Dependent Taxes. Keynesian Cross. Details on Shifting Aggregate Planned Expenditures. Keynesian Cross and the Multiplier. Investment and Real Interest Rates. Connecting the Keynesian Cross to the IS-Curve. Loanable Funds Interpretation of IS Curve. LM part of the IS-LM model. Government Spending and the IS-LM model. Balance of Payments- Current Account. Balance of Payments- Capital Account. Why Current and Capital Accounts Net Out. Accumulating Foreign Currency Reserves. Using Reserves to Stabilize Currency. Speculative Attack on a Currency. Financial Crisis in Thailand Caused by Speculative Attack. Math Mechanics of Thai Banking Crisis.

This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to computers. Students will explore a variety of topics in computing, such as the following: the components of a computer, common computer terminology, an introduction to the Internet, computer security and privacy, computer troubleshooting techniques, and steps to maintain the life of your computer. Through readings and videos, students will learn how to fully understand the basics of computer technology.

This course provides a strong grounding in the economics of information goods and services. Students analyze strategic issues faced by for-profit and not-for-profit organizations: pricing, bundling, versioning, product differentiation and variety, network externalities, and rights management. This course precedes SI 680. Course Level: Graduate This Work, SI 646 - Information Economics, by Mark McCabe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.

This series of videos explores the integration of ethics into the business school curriculum and the importance of ethic

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Videos on finance and macroeconomics. Introduction to interest. Interest (part 2). Introduction to Present Value. Present Value 2. Present Value 3. Present Value 4 (and discounted cash flow). Introduction to Balance Sheets. More on balance sheets and equity. Home equity loans. Renting vs. Buying a home. Renting vs. buying a home (part 2). Renting vs. Buying (detailed analysis). The housing price conundrum. Housing price conundrum (part 2). Housing Price Conundrum (part 3). Housing Conundrum (part 4). What it means to buy a company's stock. Bonds vs. Stocks. Shorting Stock. Shorting Stock 2. Is short selling bad?. Chapter 7:Bankruptcy Liquidation. Chapter 11: Bankruptcy Restructuring. Return on capital. Credit Default Swaps (CDS) Intro. Mortgage Back Security Overview. Collateralized Debt Obligation Overview. Mortgage-Backed Securities I. Mortgage-backed securities II. Mortgage-backed securities III. Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO). Introduction to the yield curve. Introduction to compound interest and e. Compound Interest and e (part 2). Compound Interest and e (part 3). Compound Interest and e (part 4). Bailout 1: Liquidity vs. Solvency. Bailout 2: Book Value. Bailout 3: Book value vs. market value. Bailout 4: Mark-to-model vs. mark-to-market. Bailout 5: Paying off the debt. Bailout 6: Getting an equity infusion. Bailout 7: Bank goes into bankruptcy. Bailout 8: Systemic Risk. Bailout 9: Paulson's Plan. Bailout 10: Moral Hazard. Credit Default Swaps. Credit Default Swaps 2. Investment vs. Consumption 1. Investment vs. Consumption 2. Bailout 11: Why these CDOs could be worth nothing. Bailout 12: Lone Star Transaction. Bailout 13: Does the bailout have a chance of working?. Wealth Destruction 1. Wealth Destruction 2. Bailout 14: Possible Solution. Bailout 15: More on the solution. Banking 1. Banking 2: A bank's income statement. Banking 3: Fractional Reserve Banking. Banking 4: Multiplier effect and the money supply. Personal Bankruptcy: Chapters 7 and 13. Introduction to Compound Interest. The Rule of 72 for Compound Interest. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) and Effective APR. Introduction to Bonds. Relationship between bond prices and interest rates. Introduction to Mortgage Loans. Traditional IRAs. Roth IRAs. 401(k)s. Payday Loans. Institutional Roles in Issuing and Processing Credit Cards. Ponzi Schemes. Currency Exchange Introduction. Currency Effect on Trade. Currency Effect on Trade Review. Pegging the Yuan. Chinese Central Bank Buying Treasuries. American-Chinese Debt Loop. Debt Loops Rationale and Effects. American Call Options. Basic Shorting. American Put Options. Call Option as Leverage. Put vs. Short and Leverage. Call Payoff Diagram. Put Payoff Diagram. Long Straddle. Put as Insurance. Put-Call Parity. Put Writer Payoff Diagrams. Call Writer Payoff Diagram. Arbitrage Basics. Put-Call Parity Arbitrage I. Put-Call Parity Arbitrage II. Put-Call Parity Clarification. Actual Option Quotes. Option Expiration and Price. Forward Contract Introduction. Futures Introduction. Motivation for the Futures Exchange. Futures Margin Mechanics. Verifying Hedge with Futures Margin Mechanics. Futures and Forward Curves. Contango from Trader Perspective. Severe Contango Generally Bearish. Backwardation Bullish or Bearish. Futures Curves II. Contango. Backwardation. Contango and Backwardation Review. Upper Bound on Forward Settlement Price. Lower Bound on Forward Settlement Price. Arbitraging Futures Contract. Arbitraging Futures Contracts II. Cash Accounting. Accrual Basis of Accounting. Comparing Accrual and Cash Accounting. Balance Sheet and Income Statement Relationship. Basic Cash Flow Statement. Doing the example with Accounts Payable growing. Expensing a Truck leads to inconsistent performance. Depreciating the truck. Depreciation in Cash Flow. Amortization and Depreciation. Basic Capital Structure Differences. Market Capitalization. Market Value of Assets. LIBOR. Fair Value Accounting. Tax Deductions Introduction. Alternative Minimum Tax. Term Life Insurance and Death Probability. Back of Envelope Office Space Conundrum. Corporations and Limited Liability. Is Limited Liability or Double Taxation Fair. Open-Ended Mutual Fund (Part 1). Open-End Mutual Fund Redemptions. Closed-End Mutual Funds. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Hedge Funds Intro. Hedge Fund Structure and Fees. Are Hedge Funds Bad?. Hedge Funds, Venture Capital, and Private Equity. Treasury Bond Prices and Yields. Annual Interest Varying with Debt Maturity. The Yield Curve. Fed Open Market Operations. Quantitative Easing. More on Quantitative Easing (and Credit Easing). Hedge Fund Strategies - Long Short 1. Hedge Fund Strategies - Long Short 2. Hedge Fund Strategies - Merger Arbitrage 1. Stock Dilution. Acquisitions with Shares. Price Behavior After Announced Acquisition. Simple Merger Arb with Share Acquisition. Basic Leveraged Buyout (LBO). Corporate Debt versus Traditional Mortgages. AMT Overview. Open market operations and Quantitative Easing Overview. Another Quantitative Easing Video. US and Japanese Quantitative Easing. Term and Whole Life Insurance Policies 2. Term and Whole Life Insurance Policies. Estate Tax Introduction. Human Capital. Risk and Reward Introduction. Futures Fair Value in the Pre-Market. What is Inflation. Inflation Data. Moderate Inflation in a Good Economy. Stagflation. Real and Nominal Return. Calculating Real Return in Last Year Dollars. Relation Between Nominal and Real Returns and Inflation. Use Cases for Credit Default Swaps. Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction. Deflation. Velocity of Money Rather than Quantity Driving Prices. Deflation Despite Increases in Money Supply. Deflationary Spiral. Hyperinflation. Estate Tax Basics. Term and Whole Life. Open-Ended Mutual Funds. Unemployment Rate Primer (v2). Time Value of Money. Mortgage Interest Rates. Inflation Overview. Basics of US Income Tax Rate Schedule. Carry Trade Basics. Interpreting Futures Fair Value in the PreMarket. Interest Rate Swap 1. Interest Rate Swap 2. Transfer Pricing and Tax Havens.

This free HR ALISON course introduces you to the world of Human Resources management (HRM) and is a useful introduction to those who wish to learn and understand more about the role it plays within organizations.<br /><br />The lessons examine the various functions of HRM in organizations including responsibilities and objectives, the employment cycle, job analysis, recruitment and selection, and performance appraisal as well as employee relations, and managing change within the workplace.<br />

14.01 Principles of Microeconomics is an introductory undergraduate course that teaches the fundamentals of microeconomics. This course introduces microeconomic concepts and analysis, supply and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition and monopoly, and welfare economics. Students will also be introduced to the use of microeconomic applications to address problems in current economic policy throughout the semester.

This course is a core subject in MIT's undergraduate Energy Studies Minor. This Institute-wide program complements the deep expertise obtained in any major with a broad understanding of the interlinked realms of science, technology, and social sciences as they relate to energy and associated environmental challenges.

Course Format

This course has been designed for independent study. It includes all of the materials you will need to understand the concepts covered in this subject. The materials in this course include:

• A complete set of Lecture Videos by Prof. Jon Gruber.
• Reading Assignments in your choice of two textbooks – one of which is a free online edition - as preparation for the lectures.
• Multiple-choice Quizzes to assess your understanding of the key concepts in each session.
• Problem Sets with solution keys to test your ability to apply to concepts covered in lecture, and Problem Solving Videos to provide step-by-step instruction through several problem set solutions.
• A collection of links For Further Study to provide supplemental online content.
• A full set of Exams, including review material and practice exams to help you prepare.