Economics
A comprehensive journey through economic thought and practice, from foundational concepts like scarcity and trade to advanced topics in behavioral economics, international finance, and development policy. This curriculum builds an economically literate individual who can dissect market dynamics, evaluate policy trade-offs, and interpret the economic forces shaping our world.
8 pillars32 courses192 concepts~220h estimated
What you'll learn
Economic Foundations
Economic Thinking(9 concepts)
- Scarcity
- Opportunity Cost
- Incentives
- The Three Economic Questions
- Production Possibilities Frontier
- The Rationality Assumption
- Economic Systems
- Marginal Analysis
- Positive vs. Normative Economics
Markets and Trade(7 concepts)
- Voluntary Exchange
- The Circular Flow Model
- Absolute Advantage
- Prices as Signals
- Comparative Advantage
- Property Rights and Institutions
- Terms of Trade
Microeconomics
Producer Theory(8 concepts)
- The Production Function
- Long-Run Average Cost
- Economic vs. Accounting Profit
- Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns
- Economies and Diseconomies of Scale
- The MR = MC Rule
- Short-Run Cost Curves
- Shutdown and Exit Decisions
Supply and Demand(14 concepts)
- The Law of Demand
- The Law of Supply
- Equilibrium Price and Quantity
- Price Elasticity of Demand
- Consumer and Producer Surplus
- Determinants of Demand
- Determinants of Supply
- Surplus and Shortage
- Elasticity and Total Revenue
- Price Ceilings and Floors
- Constructing the Demand Curve
- Comparative Statics
- Income and Cross-Price Elasticity
- Tax Incidence and Deadweight Loss
Market Structures(9 concepts)
- Characteristics of Perfect Competition
- Sources of Monopoly Power
- Monopolistic Competition
- Short-Run Decisions of Competitive Firms
- Monopoly Pricing and Output
- Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior
- Long-Run Competitive Equilibrium
- Price Discrimination
- Game Theory and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Consumer Theory(7 concepts)
- Utility
- Indifference Curves
- Diminishing Marginal Utility
- The Budget Constraint
- Utility Maximization Rule
- Optimal Consumer Choice
- Income and Substitution Effects
Market Failures(9 concepts)
- Negative Externalities
- Public Goods and the Free-Rider Problem
- Adverse Selection
- Positive Externalities
- Common Resources and the Tragedy of the Commons
- Moral Hazard
- The Coase Theorem
- Signaling and Screening
- Pigouvian Taxes and Corrective Policies
Factor Markets(5 concepts)
- Marginal Revenue Product
- Interest Rates and Capital Markets
- Wage Differentials
- Economic Rent
- Human Capital
Macroeconomics
Money and Banking(6 concepts)
- Functions of Money
- Fractional Reserve Banking
- The Role of Central Banks
- Fiat Money and Trust
- Bank Runs and Deposit Insurance
- Tools of Monetary Control
Inflation and Unemployment(5 concepts)
- The Original Phillips Curve
- The Sacrifice Ratio
- Expectations-Augmented Phillips Curve
- Inflation Targeting
- The Natural Rate of Unemployment (NAIRU)
Aggregate Demand and Supply(7 concepts)
- The Aggregate Demand Curve
- Short-Run Aggregate Supply
- Short-Run and Long-Run Equilibrium
- Shifters of Aggregate Demand
- Long-Run Aggregate Supply
- Demand Shocks
- Supply Shocks and Stagflation
Measuring the Economy(7 concepts)
- GDP: Definition and Components
- Measuring Unemployment
- The Consumer Price Index
- Real vs. Nominal GDP
- Types of Unemployment
- Costs of Inflation
- Limitations of GDP
Fiscal Policy(5 concepts)
- The Government Spending Multiplier
- Debt Sustainability
- Automatic Stabilizers
- The Austerity Debate
- Crowding Out
Economic Growth(5 concepts)
- Growth Accounting
- Institutions and Growth
- The Solow Growth Model
- Endogenous Growth Theory
- Convergence and Divergence
Monetary Policy(5 concepts)
- The Interest Rate Channel
- The Zero Lower Bound and Liquidity Trap
- Policy Lags and Uncertainty
- Quantitative Easing
- Forward Guidance
International Economics
Trade Policy(6 concepts)
- Tariffs and Their Effects
- The Infant Industry Argument
- The WTO and Multilateral Trade
- Quotas and Non-Tariff Barriers
- The Political Economy of Trade
- Regional Trade Agreements
International Finance(5 concepts)
- Exchange Rate Fundamentals
- The Current Account
- Purchasing Power Parity
- The Impossible Trinity
- Interest Rate Parity
Trade Theory(5 concepts)
- The Ricardian Model
- Intra-Industry Trade
- The Heckscher-Ohlin Model
- Economies of Scale and Trade
- Winners and Losers from Trade
Global Financial Systems(5 concepts)
- The Gold Standard
- Anatomy of a Financial Crisis
- The Bretton Woods System
- Financial Contagion
- The IMF and Crisis Management
Behavioral Economics
Decision Architecture and Nudging(5 concepts)
- The Power of Defaults
- Behavioral Insights in Government
- Social Norms and Peer Effects
- The Ethics of Nudging
- Framing for Better Decisions
Cognitive Biases in Economics(7 concepts)
- Bounded Rationality and Satisficing
- Loss Aversion
- Present Bias and Hyperbolic Discounting
- Heuristics and Biases
- Reference Dependence and Framing
- Commitment Devices
- Probability Weighting
Economic Policy
Regulation and Antitrust(4 concepts)
- Types of Regulation
- Foundations of Antitrust
- Regulatory Capture
- Antitrust and Digital Platforms
Public Finance(4 concepts)
- Tax Efficiency vs. Equity
- Social Insurance
- Income vs. Consumption vs. Wealth Taxes
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
Inequality and Redistribution(6 concepts)
- The Gini Coefficient and Lorenz Curve
- Skill-Biased Technological Change
- Progressive Taxation and Transfers
- Trends in Global Inequality
- Piketty's r > g
- Pre-distribution
Environmental Economics(4 concepts)
- Carbon Pricing
- Social Cost of Carbon
- Environmental Kuznets Curve
- Climate Cooperation
Economic History
Modern Economic Transformations(4 concepts)
- The Industrial Revolution
- Hyperglobalization and Its Backlash
- Deindustrialization and the Service Economy
- The Digital Revolution and AI
Economic Crises(5 concepts)
- Causes of the Great Depression
- The 1970s Stagflation
- The New Deal and Its Legacy
- The 2008 Global Financial Crisis
- The COVID-19 Economic Shock
History of Economic Thought(7 concepts)
- Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations
- Keynes and The General Theory
- Austrian Economics
- Ricardo and Marx
- Friedman and Monetarism
- Institutional Economics
- New Classical and New Keynesian Economics
Development Economics
Institutions and Governance(4 concepts)
- Inclusive vs. Extractive Institutions
- Corruption and Rent-Seeking
- Colonial Legacies and Institutional Persistence
- State Capacity
Contemporary Development Challenges(4 concepts)
- Urbanization and Agglomeration
- Climate Change and Development
- The Demographic Dividend
- Digital Leapfrogging
Foundations of Development(5 concepts)
- Development vs. Growth
- The Lewis Dual-Economy Model
- Measuring Development: HDI and Beyond
- Dependency Theory
- Poverty Traps
Growth Strategies(4 concepts)
- Import Substitution Industrialization
- The Aid Debate
- Export-Led Growth and the East Asian Miracle
- The RCT Revolution
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Frequently asked questions
How long does the Economics roadmap take?
About 220 hours of focused learning. At Mochivia's 15-minutes-a-day pace that's roughly 29 months — and going deeper on some days shortens it. The roadmap is self-paced, so there's no deadline.
What does the Economics roadmap cover?
32 courses across 8 areas — Economic Foundations, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Economics, and more — broken into 192 bite-size concepts, each taught as an interactive lesson.
Do I need prior experience to start?
No. The roadmap starts from fundamentals and builds in prerequisite order — each concept unlocks the next, so you're never thrown into material you haven't been prepared for. If you already know the basics, a placement check skips you ahead.
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