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MIT Sloan School of Management: Economics for Business

Identify the economic forces shaping your business and make informed decisions that drive change.

Identify the economic forces shaping your business and make informed decisions that drive change.

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8 weeks
6–8 hours per week
Starts Apr 9, 2025
Enroll by Apr 15, 2025
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

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8 weeks
6–8 hours per week
Starts Apr 9, 2025
Enroll by Apr 15, 2025
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

About this Course

Large-scale economic trends can profoundly affect businesses of all sizes, whether it’s inflation, governmental policy, or changes in market demand. For contemporary organizations to remain competitive, executives must account for the impact in their strategic decision making. The Economics for Business online program from MIT Sloan offers you the opportunity to explore economics from a business perspective, guided by renowned economist Professor Roberto Rigobon. You’ll be exposed to an engaging mix of case studies, narratives, and problem-solving activities designed to build your understanding of macroeconomics. On completion, you’ll be able to apply your knowledge to interpret and manage economic change within your organization.

The program is geared toward business professionals and leaders looking to understand the influence of economic trends on business and seeking tools, concepts, and models to inform their decision making. Aspiring managers and executives with decision-making responsibilities stand to benefit from an understanding of the broader business environment. The cross-industry applications of macroeconomics are beneficial for business professionals aiming to enhance their knowledge of economic trends and advance their careers.

Course curriculum

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Discover the impact of economics on business as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course.

Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1: The global economy

Module 2: Consumer confidence and policy effects

Module 3: Currencies, crises, and cryptos

Module 4: Measuring economic health: The current account

Module 5: Measuring economic health: the labor market

Module 6: Economic shocks

Module 7: Social and political factors

Module 8: Creating economic sustainability

Earn a certificate of completion from MIT Sloan

Acquire the ability to identify and respond to the economic forces influencing your business and earn an official certificate of completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

This program also counts toward an MIT Sloan Executive Certificate, which you can earn upon completion of four programs where at least three of the four come from your chosen certificate track and at least one is completed in person. Find full details here.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.

Some facts about the subject

Macroeconomics and business

“An understanding of macroeconomics is fundamental to acting responsibly in industry, government, and as an individual.”

— Roberto Rigobon, Faculty Director

6 years

It takes entrepreneurs this much longer to start a business in the bottom 50 ranked economies as opposed to the top 20.

World Bank Group (2020).

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