Center for Social Innovation

Faculty: Peter Henry, Charles Jones

This course gives students the background they need to understand the broad movements in the global economy. Key topics include long-run economic growth, technological change, wage inequality, international trade, interest rates, inflation, exchange rates, and monetary policy.

By the end of the course, students should be able to read and understand economic issues as discussed in publications such as The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, and from statements from the Congressional Budget Office.

This elective course is offered to all Stanford GSB and Sloan students. Current students, please check MyGSB for more information.