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This video course will give an idea about the primitive facts about economics. Some basic questions the first economic thinkers? Origin of economics? Why is Adam Smith the greatest economist of all time? Where does economics come from? Taking this video course will help you to access the information. If you pass the final exam you can earn “Great Economists” certificate on your profile.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
Certification
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Course Credit: MR University
Course Curriculum
Module: 1 | |||
Galileo and the theory of value | 00:03:00 | ||
School of Salamanca | 00:05:00 | ||
Why did economics develop so slowly? | 00:05:00 | ||
Isaac Gervaise | 00:04:00 | ||
Cesare Beccaria | 00:06:00 | ||
Montesquieu | 00:05:00 | ||
Introduction to Mercantilism | 00:06:00 | ||
Module: 2 | |||
Nicholas Barbon | 00:04:00 | ||
Sir William Petty | 00:04:00 | ||
Bernard Mandeville | 00:04:00 | ||
John Law | 00:17:00 | ||
Richard Cantillon | 00:04:00 | ||
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot | 00:05:00 | ||
Francois Quesnay | 00:06:00 | ||
Module: 3 | |||
David Hume on interest | 00:03:00 | ||
David Hume on the Balance of Trade | 00:03:00 | ||
David Hume on public debt | 00:03:00 | ||
David Hume on money | 00:04:00 | ||
David Hume on taxes | 00:03:00 | ||
Which ideas were developed in early classical economics? | 00:08:00 | ||
Life of Adam Smith | 00:08:00 | ||
Module: 4 | |||
Adam Smith, Theory of Moral Sentiments | 00:08:00 | ||
What I Learned from Adam Smith | 00:04:00 | ||
Adam Smith and the Industrial Revolution | 00:05:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Intro to Wealth of Nations | 00:02:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch 1, Division of Labor | 00:03:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch. 2, Truck and Barter | 00:03:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch. 3, Extent of the Market | 00:03:00 | ||
Module: 5 | |||
Adam Smith Book 1, Ch. 4, Origin and Use of Money | 00:04:00 | ||
Adam Smith Book 1 Ch5: Real and Nominal Price | 00:03:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch. 6, Component Parts of Price | 00:06:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch. 7, Natural Price and Market Price | 00:03:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch. 8, Wages of Labor | 00:05:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch.9, Profits of stock | 00:02:00 | ||
Module: 6 | |||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch. 10, Inequalities of Wages | 00:07:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch. 11, Rent of Land | 00:07:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 1, Ch. 11, Digression on Silver | 00:09:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 2, Ch. 1, Nature and Division of Stock | 00:02:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 2, Ch. 2, Of Money | 00:06:00 | ||
Adam Smith Book 2, Ch 3, Unproductive Labor | 00:03:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 2, Ch. 4, Interest and Usury | 00:05:00 | ||
Module: 7 | |||
Adam Smith, Book 2, Ch. 5, Employment of Capitals | 00:05:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 3, Ch. 1, Progress of Opulence | 00:01:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 3, Ch. 2, Discouragement of Agriculture | 00:02:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 3, Ch. 3, Cities and Towns | 00:02:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 3, Ch. 4, Towns and Country | 00:05:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 4, Ch. 1, Mercantile Systems | 00:03:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 4, Ch. 2, Restraints Upon Production | 00:08:00 | ||
Module: 8 | |||
Adam Smith, Book 4, Ch. 3, 4-5 | 00:04:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 4, Ch. 6, Commerce Treaties | 00:01:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 4, Ch. 7, Of Colonies | 00:05:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 4, Ch. 8, Mercantile Conclusions | 00:04:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 4, Ch. 9, Agricultural Systems | 00:04:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 4, Digression on Corn | 00:08:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 5, Ch. 1, pt. 1, Expense of Defense | 00:06:00 | ||
Module: 9 | |||
Adam Smith, Book 5, Ch. 1, pt. 2, Expense of Justice | 00:04:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 5, Ch. 1, pt. 3, Public Works | 00:04:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 5, Ch. 1, pt. 3, article 2, Education of Youth | 00:05:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 5, Ch. 1, pt. 3, article 3, Religious Instruction | 00:06:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 5, Ch. 1, pt. 4: Expense of the Sovereign | 00:01:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 5, Ch. 2, pt. 1-2, Sources of the Public Revenue | 00:07:00 | ||
Adam Smith, Book 5, Ch. 2, pt. 3, article 4, Taxes on Commodities | 00:05:00 | ||
Module: 10 | |||
Adam Smith in the Custom House | 00:03:00 | ||
Condorcet | 00:17:00 | ||
Jean-Baptiste Say | 00:05:00 | ||
Malthus on population | 00:07:00 | ||
Malthus on demand | 00:04:00 | ||
Jeremy Bentham on government debt | 00:08:00 | ||
Introduction to Ricardo | 00:08:00 | ||
Module: 11 | |||
Ricardo on rent | 00:13:00 | ||
Life of Robert Torrens | 00:04:00 | ||
Robert Torrens and sliding tariffs | 00:05:00 | ||
Robert Torrens on Strategic Trade Policy | 00:06:00 | ||
Henry Thornton | 00:06:00 | ||
Mountifort Longfield | 00:04:00 | ||
Edward Gibbon Wakefield | 00:05:00 | ||
Module: 12 | |||
Frederic Bastiat on the Seen and Unseen | 00:05:00 | ||
Frederic Bastiat and the Candlemakers’ Petition | 00:02:00 | ||
John Stuart Mill, terms of trade | 00:06:00 | ||
J.S. Mill on money and demand | 00:05:00 | ||
Life of John Stuart Mill | 00:07:00 | ||
Mill on Bentham | 00:05:00 | ||
How the Dismal Science Got Its Name | 00:09:00 | ||
Module: 13 | |||
Friedrich List | 00:06:00 | ||
Cournot | 00:14:00 | ||
Dupuit | 00:05:00 | ||
Von Thunen | 00:10:00 | ||
John Snow | 00:15:00 | ||
Eugen Slutsky | 00:11:00 | ||
The debates over debt | 00:07:00 | ||
Module: 14 | |||
Bullionist debates, Part I | 00:09:00 | ||
Bullionist debates, Part II | 00:04:00 | ||
Living Standards during the Industrial Revolution | 00:04:00 | ||
The Poor law debates | 00:12:00 | ||
The Machinery question | 00:06:00 | ||
The Corn Law debates | 00:07:00 | ||
Peel’s Act of 1844 and the Currency School | 00:10:00 | ||
Module: 15 | |||
The India question | 00:08:00 | ||
Hayek on Individualism and Spontaneous Order | 00:06:00 | ||
Hayek on Economics and Knowledge | 00:04:00 | ||
Hayek on Social Science Facts | 00:03:00 | ||
Hayek on the Use of Knowledge in Society | 00:05:00 | ||
Hayek on Competition and Discovery | 00:05:00 | ||
Profit and Loss Calculation | 00:08:00 | ||
Module: 16 | |||
Hayek on Socialist Calculation | 00:06:00 | ||
Hayek on the Gold Standard and Commodity Reserve Currency | 00:05:00 | ||
Hayek on the Ricardo Effect | 00:04:00 | ||
Hayek on Interstate Federalism and Free Trade | 00:05:00 | ||
What I Learned from Hayek | 00:04:00 | ||
Adam Smith’s Theory of Growth | 00:14:00 | ||
Economists in Parliament | 00:05:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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