This learner has completed ID verification. Find out more.
Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Understanding Financial Crisis: Business Cycles and Policy
Uppsala University
This online course explored financial crises on a global scale from a historical perspective. In this course, key theories that economic historians and economists have uncovered to explain why financial crises occur were described. Crises covered were Tulip Mania and the South Sea Bubble, the crises of 1870s, the Great Depression, and the Subprime crisis.
5 weeks, 4 hours per week
Jan Ottosson, Ph D
Professor of Economic History
Uppsala University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Reflect on financial crises from a historical perspective.
- Discuss various financial crises
- Explore patterns of financial crises through modern history
- Synthesise common patterns of various financial crises
Syllabus
- Presents explanations of financial crises in history.
- Provides basic definitions of crises.
- Explores why financial crises occur.
- Covers challenges of financial crises from the 17th century until today.
- Provides empirical descriptions of six financial crises through history.
- Covers debates regarding the various factors behind financial crises.
- Relates the various policy actions taken by governments after each of the discussed examples of financial crises.
Issued on 22nd March 2017
The person named on this certificate has completed the activities in the transcript above. For more information about Certificates of Achievement and the effort required to become eligible, visit futurelearn.com/proof-of-learning/certificate-of-achievement.
This certificate represents proof of learning. It is not a formal qualification, degree, or part of a degree.