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Economy

Understand how households, firms, markets, government, work and technology interact. Use evidence and quantitative reasoning to explore productivity, access, resilience and human well-being.

Observe · Analyze · Model · Improve

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DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

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SCHOOL MISSION

Understand the economy as a connected system

Connect economic reasoning with real human needs. Study how resources, incentives, institutions, skills and innovation shape opportunities and outcomes.

LEARNING APPROACH

Question · Observe · Analyze · Verify

Begin with accessible questions and practical examples. Compare explanations, inspect data sources, state assumptions and recognize the limits of economic models.

CONNECTED KNOWLEDGE

Work, technology and well-being

Explore the relationships between labor, skills, technology, industry, capital, energy, education, trade and quality of life.

COURSE CATALOGUE

School of Economy

Proposed curriculum: 25 courses from foundations to an integrated project. Draft course previews are constructed. Human academic approval and publication are required before student enrollment.

25 of 25 courses
ECO-00
Foundation

Foundations of Economics and Economic Systems

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Study scarcity, incentives, institutions and the ways societies coordinate economic life. · Prerequisites: None · Path position 1

Open course →ECO-01
Foundation

Microeconomics: Decisions, Prices, and Markets

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Explain choices, market equilibrium, elasticity and welfare with explicit assumptions. · Prerequisites: ECO-00 · Path position 2

Open course →ECO-02
Foundation

Macroeconomics: Output, Employment, and Inflation

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Interpret output, unemployment, prices and stabilization policies with consistent measurement. · Prerequisites: ECO-00 · Path position 3

Open course →ECO-03
Quantitative

Mathematical Methods for Economics

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Derive economic relationships using algebra, calculus, constrained optimization and matrices. · Prerequisites: ECO-00 · Path position 4

Open course →ECO-04
Quantitative

Economic Data, Statistics, and Evidence

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Evaluate economic measurements, sampling uncertainty, missingness and provenance. · Prerequisites: None · Path position 5

Open course →ECO-05
Quantitative

Econometrics and Causal Reasoning

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Separate regression associations from identified causal effects and make assumptions testable. · Prerequisites: ECO-03, ECO-04 · Path position 6

Open course →ECO-06
Intermediate

Money, Banking, and Financial Systems

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Read bank balance sheets and explain credit, liquidity and monetary transmission. · Prerequisites: ECO-01, ECO-02 · Path position 7

Open course →ECO-07
Intermediate

Public Economics, Taxation, and Fiscal Policy

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Analyze taxation, public provision, redistribution and fiscal sustainability. · Prerequisites: ECO-01, ECO-02 · Path position 8

Open course →ECO-08
Applied

Labor Economics, Skills, and Workforce Gaps

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Analyze work, wages, matching and training needs without inferring shortages from unemployment alone. · Prerequisites: ECO-01, ECO-02, ECO-04 · Path position 9

Open course →ECO-09
Intermediate

Firms, Competition, and Industrial Organization

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Compare competition, monopoly and strategic interaction with costs, entry and innovation. · Prerequisites: ECO-01 · Path position 10

Open course →ECO-10
Intermediate

International Trade and Global Value Chains

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Analyze comparative advantage, trade policy and connected production chains. · Prerequisites: ECO-01, ECO-02 · Path position 11

Open course →ECO-11
Applied

Growth, Development, and Economic Mobility

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Compare growth mechanisms, development indicators, poverty and mobility. · Prerequisites: ECO-02, ECO-04 · Path position 12

Open course →ECO-12
Intermediate

Institutions, Economic History, and Comparative Systems

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Compare institutions and historical economic systems using chronology, mechanisms and source criticism. · Prerequisites: ECO-00, ECO-02 · Path position 13

Open course →ECO-13
Applied

Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Test behavioral explanations of decisions while preserving consent, uncertainty and individual differences. · Prerequisites: ECO-01, ECO-04 · Path position 14

Open course →ECO-14
Applied

Energy, Resource, and Environmental Economics

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Analyze energy and environmental choices with external costs, uncertainty and distribution. · Prerequisites: ECO-01, ECO-02 · Path position 15

Open course →ECO-15
Applied

Education, Health, and Human Capital

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Evaluate education, training and health investments through access, quality and credible outcomes. · Prerequisites: ECO-01, ECO-04 · Path position 16

Open course →ECO-16
Applied

Regional, Urban, and Infrastructure Economics

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Evaluate location, housing, transport and infrastructure through costs, access and spatial distribution. · Prerequisites: ECO-01, ECO-02 · Path position 17

Open course →ECO-17
Applied

Technology, Innovation, and Productivity

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Distinguish invention, adoption and measured productivity through capabilities and complementary investments. · Prerequisites: ECO-01, ECO-02 · Path position 18

Open course →ECO-18
Advanced

Time Series, Forecasting, and Economic Scenarios

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Separate reproducible forecasts from conditional scenarios and quantify uncertainty. · Prerequisites: ECO-03, ECO-04, ECO-05 · Path position 19

Open course →ECO-19
Advanced

Input-Output, Matrix, and Economic Network Analysis

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Trace sector dependencies with reproducible matrices and explicit accounting limits. · Prerequisites: ECO-03, ECO-04 · Path position 20

Open course →ECO-20
Advanced

Economic Systems Efficiency and Resilience

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Compare efficiency, redundancy and recovery using bounded stress scenarios. · Prerequisites: ECO-02, ECO-04, ECO-19 · Path position 21

Open course →ECO-21
Advanced

Economic, Technology, and Education Gap Analysis

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Measure separate economic, technology and education gaps without a composite magic score. · Prerequisites: ECO-04, ECO-19, ECO-20 · Path position 22

Open course →ECO-22
Advanced

Policy Evaluation and Impact Measurement

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Design credible policy evaluation and separate impact, implementation and value judgments. · Prerequisites: ECO-04, ECO-05 · Path position 23

Open course →ECO-23
Advanced

Economic Simulation and Digital Twin Concepts

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Build transparent classroom simulations and distinguish them from operational digital twins. · Prerequisites: ECO-03, ECO-04, ECO-18, ECO-19 · Path position 24

Open course →ECO-24
Capstone

Economics Capstone: Evidence, Solutions, and Human Outcomes

Publication: PROPOSED · IN PREPARATION · Pending academic approvalEnrollment: Closed pending publication

Integrate economic evidence, alternatives and human outcomes into a reviewable capstone. · Prerequisites: ECO-00, ECO-01, ECO-02, ECO-03, ECO-04, ECO-05, ECO-06, ECO-07, ECO-09, ECO-10, ECO-12, ECO-20, ECO-21, ECO-22, ECO-23 · Path position 25

Open course →

SHARED LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Learn · Model · Verify · Apply

Each draft course uses the Academy’s shared learning format: 3 modules, 6 bilingual classes, worked examples, guided practice, 3 applied laboratories, an interactive tool, assessments, a final project and references. Authorized reviewers can inspect draft content and protected instructor solutions.

Start with a human problem and plain language, then introduce concepts, models, mathematics, data and limitations. Use sourced or clearly labeled synthetic data. Distinguish correlation from causation, forecasts from scenarios, and model results from observed outcomes.

Efficiency is multidimensional: productivity, labor, capital, innovation, energy, trade, human capital, resilience and access/well-being. A large vacancy count alone does not establish a workforce shortage. Scenarios and digital twins are research models with uncertainty.

Course sequence and prerequisites

Recommended preparation, not an active enrollment gate. ECO-00 begins with basic arithmetic and reading; ECO-03 introduces the mathematical tools needed later.

  • ECO-00 · Foundations of Economics and Economic Systems — Preparation: No course prerequisite
  • ECO-01 · Microeconomics: Decisions, Prices, and Markets — Preparation: ECO-00
  • ECO-02 · Macroeconomics: Output, Employment, and Inflation — Preparation: ECO-00
  • ECO-03 · Mathematical Methods for Economics — Preparation: ECO-00
  • ECO-04 · Economic Data, Statistics, and Evidence — Preparation: No course prerequisite
  • ECO-05 · Econometrics and Causal Reasoning — Preparation: ECO-03, ECO-04
  • ECO-06 · Money, Banking, and Financial Systems — Preparation: ECO-01, ECO-02
  • ECO-07 · Public Economics, Taxation, and Fiscal Policy — Preparation: ECO-01, ECO-02
  • ECO-08 · Labor Economics, Skills, and Workforce Gaps — Preparation: ECO-01, ECO-02, ECO-04
  • ECO-09 · Firms, Competition, and Industrial Organization — Preparation: ECO-01
  • ECO-10 · International Trade and Global Value Chains — Preparation: ECO-01, ECO-02
  • ECO-11 · Growth, Development, and Economic Mobility — Preparation: ECO-02, ECO-04
  • ECO-12 · Institutions, Economic History, and Comparative Systems — Preparation: ECO-00, ECO-02
  • ECO-13 · Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making — Preparation: ECO-01, ECO-04
  • ECO-14 · Energy, Resource, and Environmental Economics — Preparation: ECO-01, ECO-02
  • ECO-15 · Education, Health, and Human Capital — Preparation: ECO-01, ECO-04
  • ECO-16 · Regional, Urban, and Infrastructure Economics — Preparation: ECO-01, ECO-02
  • ECO-17 · Technology, Innovation, and Productivity — Preparation: ECO-01, ECO-02
  • ECO-18 · Time Series, Forecasting, and Economic Scenarios — Preparation: ECO-03, ECO-04, ECO-05
  • ECO-19 · Input-Output, Matrix, and Economic Network Analysis — Preparation: ECO-03, ECO-04
  • ECO-20 · Economic Systems Efficiency and Resilience — Preparation: ECO-02, ECO-04, ECO-19
  • ECO-21 · Economic, Technology, and Education Gap Analysis — Preparation: ECO-04, ECO-19, ECO-20
  • ECO-22 · Policy Evaluation and Impact Measurement — Preparation: ECO-04, ECO-05
  • ECO-23 · Economic Simulation and Digital Twin Concepts — Preparation: ECO-03, ECO-04, ECO-18, ECO-19
  • ECO-24 · Economics Capstone: Evidence, Solutions, and Human Outcomes — Preparation: ECO-00, ECO-01, ECO-02, ECO-03, ECO-04, ECO-05, ECO-06, ECO-07, ECO-09, ECO-10, ECO-12, ECO-20, ECO-21, ECO-22, ECO-23