How the transformation of two thirds of the world's population from starvation to moderate prosperity will affect us all. Free public lectures given by Douglas McWilliams in his role as Gresham Professor of Commerce. The Greatest Ever Economic Change Are we sleepwalking into the most serious economic challenge that we have ever faced without any serious thinking about … [Read more...]
Introduction to Forex Trading
In our first course, you will be introduced to the world of Forex trading. You will learn what Forex trading is all about, why anyone chooses to trade Forex, and what actually happens when someone makes a Forex trade. We will take you from a simple explanation of how Forex works to the selection of the various currency pairs that make up Forex trades. We will discuss how … [Read more...]
Introduction to Forestry, Forest Policy and Economics
The goal of this online course is to help you to: 1) Refresh your knowledge and improve your understanding of forestry, market economics and forest economics including concepts related to forest policy; 2) Understand the interconnections between forest economics and policies (past and present); 3) Offer you an opportunity to test yourself with an evaluation at the end of … [Read more...]
Great Economists: Classical Economics and its Forerunners
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 … [Read more...]
Game Theory
This course is an introduction to game theory and strategic thinking. Ideas such as dominance, backward induction, Nash equilibrium, evolutionary stability, commitment, credibility, asymmetric information, adverse selection, and signaling are discussed and applied to games played in class and to examples drawn from economics, politics, the movies, and elsewhere. Lecture 1 … [Read more...]
The Western Tradition
A video instructional series on Western civilization for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour video programs and coordinated books Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, … [Read more...]
Great Big Ideas
The Floating University's first course, Great Big Ideas, is composed of 12 professionally produced video lectures ranging from 40-60 minutes in length. Below is a listing of every subject covered by Great Big Ideas, presented in the order suggested by the syllabus. You can take in the material in the same progression as students at Harvard, Yale, and Bard, or skip around to … [Read more...]
Economics of the Media
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 effects the structure of media … [Read more...]
Development Economics
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 … [Read more...]
