How this course works
The chapters and lessons below are the fixed course structure. When you start, LearnLive teaches each lesson interactively and adapts examples, pacing, and questions to you.
Complete syllabus
Every chapter and lesson
- 01
Chapter 1 · 3 lessons
Measuring the Economy
- 1.1
GDP & national income
9 min · Quick check
- 1.2
Inflation & the CPI
9 min · Quick check
- 1.3
Unemployment
8 min · Quick check
- 1.1
- 02
Chapter 2 · 3 lessons
The Real Economy in the Long Run
- 2.1
Production & growth
9 min · Quick check
- 2.2
Saving, investment & the financial system
9 min · Quick check
- 2.3
Finance & present value
8 min · Quick check
- 2.1
- 03
Chapter 3 · 3 lessons
Money & Prices
- 3.1
The monetary system & banks
9 min · Quick check
- 3.2
The Federal Reserve
9 min · Quick check
- 3.3
Inflation: causes & costs
8 min · Quick check
- 3.1
- 04
Chapter 4 · 3 lessons
Short-Run Fluctuations
- 4.1
Aggregate demand & supply
9 min · Quick check
- 4.2
The business cycle & recessions
9 min · Quick check
- 4.3
Inflation & unemployment tradeoff
8 min · Quick check
- 4.1
- 05
Chapter 5 · 3 lessons
Policy & the Open Economy
- 5.1
Fiscal policy
9 min · Quick check
- 5.2
Monetary policy in action
9 min · Quick check
- 5.3
Trade & exchange rates
8 min · Quick check
- 5.1