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Certificate Course
GEC 490
The Good about Economic Instability
(provided by the instructor):
Book 1: Deflation: The Global Economy's Downside, by Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post, September 4, 2002 (2 pages).
Book 2: Of Shocks and Horrors: The Causes for Booms and Busts, The Economist, print edition, September 2002 (2 pages).
Book 3: Defining the R Word, The Economist, print edition, September 2002 (1 page).
Book 4: Keeping a Lower Profile, The Economist, print edition, September 2002 (5 pages).
Book 5: Strategic Prospects and Policies for the U.S. Economy, by Wynne Godley and Alex Izurieta, Levy Economics Institute, April 2002 (29 pages).
Book 6: Asset Prices, Financial and Monetary Stability: Exploring the Nexus, by Claudio Borio and Philip Lowe, BIS Working Papers No. 114, July 2002 (47 pages).
Book 7: Monetary Policy in the Advanced Industrial Economies, by the Bank for International Settlements, 72nd annual report, (20 pages).
Book 8: The Interaction Between the Financial Sector and the Real Economy, by the Bank for International Settlements, 72nd annual report, (19 pages).
This course focuses on risk, recessions, economic cycles and macro economy. The materials for this course are provided by the instructor.
Click here to find your textbooks for this course.
Upon the completion of this course, you will be able to:
1). Discuss the impact of certain fiscal policies on global recessions.
2). Understand and discuss current US budget policies for this decade.
3). Analyze how global inflation may promote financial stability but too much can hurt local economies.
4). Understand some of the reasons why public debt crisis are current in Latin America.
5). Analyze the interaction between the wealth effect and financial markets.
6). Understand the relation between each nation’s real economy and global finance.
The course begins on the date of you enrollment. You have 90 days to complete this course. Extensions are rarely granted, and then, only for extreme emergencies or active military duty. You who do not complete the course within the 90 day time frame receive an “incomplete/withdrawal” and would have to re-register and pay tuition again if they desire to complete it.
This is a self-paced course. You may proceed at the pace that is right for you. It is acceptable to accelerate in this course and complete it in less than 90 days.
As you progress through the course, always feel free to contact your instructor to discuss issues, questions, etc… related to the course. Your instructor is there to be a mentor to you as you proceed with learning.
You may contact me via email at any time. I will answer your emails within 48 hours of receipt.
There is only one examination for this certificate program. The examination may be taken upon successful completion of all of the assignments for Courses I, II, and III in this certificate program. Assignments are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. The final examination is open book, and you have three days to complete it. I will give you full instructions on accessing and taking the exam as you progress in the certificate program. The final examination covers the materials from all three courses in the certificate program. The final examination consists of objective type questions with few non-graded subjective ones which will reflect the students interest of the topic. The grade scale for the final examination is provided above.
All of the assignments for this course are detailed in the classroom. Go back to the classroom page and click on “assignments.”
If you have any questions concerning the course please e-mail at the address provided or contact Breyer State at adm@breyerstate.com
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