Economics

Introduction

Metals are present everywhere around us and are one of the major materials upon which our economies are built. Economic development is deeply coupled with the use of metals. During the 20th century, the variety of metal applications in society grew rapidly. In addition to mass applications such as steel in buildings and aluminium in planes, more and more different metals are in use for innovative technologies such as the use of the speciality metal indium in LCD screens.

A lot of metals will be needed in the future. It will not be easy to provide them. In particular in emerging economies, but also in industrialized countries, the demand for metals is increasing rapidly. Mining and production activities expand, and with that also the environmental consequences of metal production. This course will explore those consequences and we will also explore options to move towards a more sustainable system of metals production and use.

Private Equity (PE) firms now manage commitments of nearly US$3.4t globally, up from less than US$500b in 2000. In a significant shift, new capital from private markets has surpassed capital raised in public markets for the first time ever. This report analyzes this shift and its impact on the dynamics of the funding landscape. A new equilibrium: PE‘s growing role in capital formation and the critical implications for investors is a joint collaboration between and the Institute for Private Capital.

This course is carefully designed and structured in the most simplest way to give you the understanding of how buyers and sellers behave by explaining markets, competition, demand, supply and market forces, the most important Economics concepts. It shows how prices are determined by buyers and sellers in a market economy and how prices change to adjust the allocation of scarce resources in the most efficient way

Understanding Economics. Learn how the world works and why it is the way it is. In this masterclass Nobel laureate Michael Spence presents the new economic players and the challenges of the global world.

Most economists and policy makers endorse the orthodoxy that a growing economy continues to benefit more people. But a booming global GDP has brought problems, says self-described “renegade economist” Kate Raworth, and more growth isn’t the solution. In a thought-provoking talk, she takes on the modern world’s obsession with growth and proposes an alternative framework for progress that will allow everyone to thrive

“There’s a great future in plastics.” So goes the advice doled out to Dustin Hoffman’s young impressionable Benjamin Braddock character in the 1967 movie The Graduate. Alas, today the oceans are choking on plastic waste. Yet the plastics industry just keeps churning out more and more plastic. TED curator Chris Anderson speaks with Australian businessman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest about his innovative plan to solve the crisis and in the process create jobs and environmental peace of mind. Forrest has the bold vision to foresee a great future in plastics.

After taking this course, you will understand what the circular economy is, where it originated, how to discover new circular business ideas, how to create value, where to look for financing and how to take the first step.

World leaders face extraordinary hurdles in 2019, many arising from weak economic growth, climate change, inequality, geopolitical strains and technological disruption. According to risk experts at the World Economic Forum, policy makers at the national level must also acknowledge the dangerous risk of inaction, as perils mount due to countries’ retreat from multilateralism. This annual in-depth study examines the many interdependent challenges confronting effective governance and the economic advancement of people around the world. Business leaders, government officials and policy analysts will find valuable insights in the report’s comprehensive and robust presentation of 2019’s most consequential risks

Sustainable business is profitable: That’s the take from this timely report from the Boston Consulting Group and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. It explains how firms that switch from the “take-make-dispose” industrial model to the resource recycling of the “circular economy” can boost their innovation and unleash global growth on the order of $4.5 trillion by 2030

Read the article. This article looks at eight counterintuitive steps for creating a purpose-driven organization.