About this course: Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner and Professor Andrew Metrick survey the causes, events, policy responses, and aftermath of the recent global financial crisis.

Created by: Yale University

Taught by: Andrew Metrick, Michael H. Jordan Professor of Finance and Management
Yale School of Management
Taught by: Timothy Geithner, Lecturer in Management, Yale SOM, Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Yale School of Management

Commitment	11 weeks of study, 4-6 hours/week
Language	English, Subtitles: Romanian
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings	4.8 stars Average User Rating 4.8See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Introduction to The Global Financial Crisis

6 videos, 4 readings

The Common Causes of Financial Crises

5 videos, 2 readings, 5 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 2, Wrap Up

WEEK 2

Housing and Mortgages

9 videos, 2 readings, 7 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 3, Wrap Up

WEEK 3

Safe Assets and the Global Savings Glut

12 videos, 2 readings, 10 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 4, Wrap Up

WEEK 4

The Housing Crisis

10 videos, 2 readings, 8 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 5, Wrap Up

WEEK 5

Anxiety, Part I

12 videos, 2 readings, 10 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 6, Wrap Up

WEEK 6

Anxiety, Part II

9 videos, 2 readings, 7 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 7, Wrap Up

WEEK 7

Panic

9 videos, 2 readings, 8 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 8, Wrap Up

WEEK 8

Our Responses to the Crisis

10 videos, 2 readings, 10 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 9, Wrap Up

WEEK 9

Responding to Future Crises

6 videos, 2 readings, 5 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 10, Wrap Up

WEEK 10

Europe in the Global Financial Crisis

8 videos, 2 readings, 6 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 11, Wrap Up

WEEK 11

The Eurozone Crisis

12 videos, 2 readings, 10 practice quizzes

Graded: Module 12, Wrap Up

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 of 948 ratings

Awesome

The method of instruction and excellent communication of the instructors allowed for me to understand and retain more about this very complex topic than I had imagined I would.

this cause has corrected some misconceptions that i had during my work as a bank examiner.. it will assist me in my current role as a risk manager of a significant important financial institution

This course was excellent!!! In a structured way it helped me gain the understanding I was looking for. Andrew Metrick combines the knowledge and teaching skills that really made the difference. I also found a lot of value from the interactions with the course mentor, Guenter Leonhardt. The presence of Tim Geithner provided valuable direct testimony. This was my first course at Coursera and really encourages to take more. I only hope I can find Andrew's likes as teachers.

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