Learn the Fundamentals of Economics - Free Course

The free Alison “Fundamentals of Economics” course offers a comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to economics. Topics include the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services as well as economic growth and activity, employment, the market economy, inflation, wealth, and income distribution.

This course is suitable for people studying business and economics or anybody with an interest in economics and current affairs.

Fundamentals of Economics Course Content

In this course, you will learn about the principles involved in economics and the inter-related studies of economics such as microeconomics and macroeconomics. You will learn the characteristics of wants, resources, the scarcity of these resources, our choices, costs, and economic systems. You will gain a good knowledge of economic activity through investment, government, exports, income, consumers, budgetary action, exchange rates and many other activities. You will also learn about economic growth, employment, competitive markets, inflation, wealth and income distribution.

The course comprises 8 Modules: