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Learner Reviews & Feedback for The Global Financial Crisis by Yale University

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About the 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....

Top reviews

TS

Apr 8, 2017

Great course indeed. I was following the materials and videos of the crisis for a long time and this course perfectly summarized everthing back by data analysis. Highly recommended to all enthusiasts.

JC

Mar 15, 2018

Excellent course on the GFC, I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to learn more about the crisis. The instructors were very good and took a complex subject and made it very understandable.

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By Ayush D

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Apr 30, 2020

It was a very enriching experience throughout the course. The professors made sure to elucidate the deliberation in the best possible manner.

By Raffaella

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May 28, 2016

I really like this course, Professor Metrick is excellent. He speaks and explains very very clairly and, thank to this, I am learning a lot.

By Neringa B

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Mar 3, 2016

The Global Financial Crisis course material is presented in an aesthetic manner where relevant ideas are expressed with clarity and honesty.

By Jiaju L

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Nov 29, 2020

Valuable courses with fantastic expositions, filled with straightforward demonstrations of enumerated trends and elaborating key solutions.

By Holger S

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Feb 21, 2016

The course gives a great overview of the events and interconnections of the Global Financial Crisis. The best way to gain basic knowledge.

By Michael V

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Apr 5, 2020

Fantastic! I greatly appreciated the content in this course. IF you own a house in the united states, this should be required coursework!

By Shibin T

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Jul 11, 2017

very structured course, you learn something above and beyond the financial crisis - you learn something about the whole financial system.

By Danilo G

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Feb 11, 2016

Thank you, the course helped me to understand the modern economy and gave me tools to try to acknowledge the current consequences of GFC.

By Bernie A

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Jun 6, 2016

Very informative and explained in an easy to understand and patient manner. I hope this instructor will have more MOOC's in the future.

By William

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Mar 7, 2016

I just started and the course already gives me additional fresh background insights about the origins of the Global Financial Crisis.

By Harvey F

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Jan 29, 2022

Exremely in depth course that covers a wide variety of topics surrounding the Global Financial Crisis. Couldn't reccomend enough !!

By Carlos H

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Aug 17, 2016

This is an amazing course, the mix between theory and practice is excellent, this is one the best course that I have ever taken.

By Abelardo Q F J

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Dec 17, 2015

A nice presentation of the reasons for a financial crisis addressed to both people with and without much familiarity with finance.

By Ilde d

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Mar 19, 2016

Great course.

Clear and effective even when facing rather complicated contents. Maybe I would have liked slightly longer lectures

By antonio b

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Feb 25, 2021

Very interesting overview of the dynamic development and the technical knowledge to understand the financial crisis in the 2008.

By Juan S G C

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May 16, 2020

It's interesting all the topics that are explained into the course. Some explanations the teachers gave are so questionable...

By Joshua P

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Jul 6, 2016

Excellent, challenging course that exposes you to a variety of causes, responses and effects of the 2007-2009 Great Recession.

By Christopher R

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Jan 17, 2016

This course was spot on with explaining the intricacies of a financial crisis. Thank you very much for teaching this course.

By Jennifer P

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Aug 12, 2017

Very informative and thorough. Both instructors added real life experiences, which enhanced the material they were teaching.

By Ramanarayanan G

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Apr 12, 2020

Exceptionally good course to learn and prepare to handle potential Global Financial Crisis following the COVID-19 Pandamic.

By dipayan b

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May 10, 2020

excellent course, very well enjoyed with the lessons made very interesting and logical that made the understanding better.

By Thanin C

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May 20, 2020

This course is very useful to learn about the global financial crisis that is a good tool to compare in this current day.

By Anne G

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Jan 10, 2017

Very good expose of the background the the financial crisis and great to have the insider's view as to how it was handled

By Alex R

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Jun 30, 2020

The two professors were great. I loved the readings. They helped me further understand what was going on during the GFC>