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Economics in depth

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Economics in depth

Economics shapes every aspect of modern life, from personal financial decisions to global policy debates, yet most people lack a comprehensive understanding of how markets truly function. This learning plan is ideal for professionals, students, policymakers, and curious minds who want to move beyond surface-level explanations and develop genuine economic literacy that applies to real-world challenges.

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12 coursesUpdated 4 days ago
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How This Learning Plan Was Made

This plan was crafted by BeFreed’s proprietary AI to help you learn Economics in depth with ease. It is curated from in-depth research on the topic and structured around the most effective learning journeys proven by BeFreed users.

Each episode delivers bite-sized, high-impact lessons distilled from world-class sources — bestselling books, research papers, and expert insights. Together, they form a sophisticated yet accessible path to mastering Economics in depth.

What You'll Learn

  • Master fundamental economic principles including supply and demand, incentives, and trade-offs that drive all market decisions
  • Connect microeconomic individual behavior to macroeconomic forces like national prosperity, inflation, and monetary policy
  • Understand behavioral economics and why humans make irrational financial choices that challenge traditional theory
  • Analyze global trade systems, wealth inequality, and the historical evolution of capitalism
  • Apply economic thinking to real-world policy debates and market predictions with confidence

Build a rock-solid understanding of core economic principles—from supply and demand to incentives and trade-offs—that shape every market decision and policy debate.

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Basic Economics

A clear, jargon-free guide to economic principles for everyday citizens, explaining how markets and economies function.

10 m
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Economics in One Lesson

Timeless principles of economic policy

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Business Made SimpleThe Consultant’s HandbookSwim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten AliveMindware
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Speak the Language of Business Success

Discover how to decode essential economic concepts and build business savvy from scratch, transforming everyday decisions and boosting your confidence in any professional conversation.

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Explore how individual choices and market behavior (microeconomics) connect to national prosperity, inflation, and monetary policy (macroeconomics) to see the complete economic picture.

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The Undercover Economist

An engaging exploration of everyday economics, revealing hidden market forces shaping our world through relatable examples and witty insights.

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Ch. 3 Introduction to Demand and Supply - Principles of Microeconomics 3e | OpenStaxIntroduction to Supply and Demand - InvestopediaCh. 3 Key Concepts and Summary - Principles of Microeconomics 3e | OpenStaxA Systematic Review of Research on the Price Elasticity of Demand ...
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Supply, Demand & Elasticity: Economics in Action

Explore how supply and demand shape everyday prices from coffee to gas, plus discover elasticity - how sensitive we are to price changes. Real examples reveal the hidden economic forces behind every purchase decision.

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America’s BankThe Creature from Jekyll IslandThis Time Is DifferentThe Ascent of Money
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Birth of the Fed: America's Banking Evolution

This episode explores the Federal Reserve's creation in 1913 following financial panics, its unique decentralized structure, and how it evolved from crisis response to become America's central banking system.

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Discover why humans make irrational economic decisions and how understanding psychology, incentives, and behavioral patterns revolutionizes traditional economic theory.

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Freakonomics

Provocative exploration of hidden incentives driving human behavior, challenging conventional wisdom through economic analysis of diverse social phenomena.

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Nudge

Using small changes to guide better decisions on health, wealth, and happiness.

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[PDF] Toward a Theory of Behavioral Operations - Harvard Business SchoolPredictably IrrationalThinking, Fast and SlowBehavioral Operations: Past, Present, and Future
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Why Smart People Make Predictably Irrational Workplace Decisions

Discover how behavioral operations reveals the hidden psychology behind workplace decision-making. Learn why our brains consistently trick us and how to design systems that work with human nature, not against it.

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Master advanced economic concepts by examining global trade systems, wealth inequality, and the historical forces that shaped modern capitalism and continue to drive economic transformation.

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The Wealth of Nations

Groundbreaking economic treatise exploring free markets, division of labor, and the invisible hand guiding national prosperity.

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Capital in the Twenty-First Century

An influential economic analysis of wealth inequality, arguing that capitalism inherently concentrates wealth unless checked by policy interventions.

9 m
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Global Content MarketingThe Culture MapStrategy SafariHow to Run the World
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Navigating the Global Business Web

Explore how international trade shapes everything around us, from coffee mugs to smartphones, and discover the complex interplay of cultural intelligence, technology, and geopolitics reshaping global commerce.

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