Economics and Finance Fundamentals

About this course

Build practical economics and finance fundamentals for business, policy, and global trade decisions. Learn to analyze markets, firms, GDP, inflation, economic policy, and international trade with confidence. This Specialization helps learners understand how markets work, how firms make decisions, and how governments and global trade systems shape economic outcomes. Through a structured learning path, you’ll explore demand and supply, consumer behavior, market equilibrium, firm production, pricing strategies, competition, GDP, inflation, fiscal policy, monetary policy, exchange rates, and balance of payments. You’ll learn how to interpret economic indicators, evaluate policy decisions, assess market structures, and understand how international trade influences business and financial systems. The courses connect microeconomics, macroeconomics, firm strategy, and global trade into one practical framework, helping you apply economic reasoning to real-world business, finance, and policy scenarios. By the end of the Specialization, you’ll be able to analyze market behavior, evaluate firm and government decisions, interpret macroeconomic trends, and explain how global trade affects modern economies and financial markets.