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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.
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    Top reviews

    TS

    Apr 8, 2017

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    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

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    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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    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

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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>

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    Dec 13, 2017

    Excellent course and great insight into a very signifigant event in US history. Recommended to anyone of any background!

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    Jan 29, 2016

    This is an incredibly detailed and well constructed course to understand the complexity of the financial crisis in 2008.

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    Aug 6, 2020

    Excellent work in explaining the whole process from start to finish. To have Timothy Geithner teaching was a huge plus.

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    Aug 2, 2020

    Excelente opción para conocer lo que sucedió en el mundo respecto de la última crisis financiera que se tenga registro.

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    Apr 30, 2020

    Really enjoyable, in-depth and complex, course on the 2008 crash. Recommended to anyone with an interest in economics.

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    May 6, 2020

    Great course! Had new insights about the Global Financial Crisis and I am quite confident will help me for the future.

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    By Pere V

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    Nov 18, 2021

    Es siempre muy valuoso tener la visión técnica de grandes especialistas y de personas que estuvieron en primera linea

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    Nov 1, 2020

    Muy buen curso, las tematicas tratadas, los materiales y la información mostrada fue de mucha utilidad y aprendizaje.

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    By Daniel G E

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    Feb 15, 2016

    The speakers have a deeply knowledge of the Global Crisis. I recommend this course to really know what happen in 2008

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    May 28, 2022

    Excellent course, very comprehensive, I highly recommend it for anyone with an interest in global financial crises.

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    By Hitesh K

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    Mar 29, 2016

    Very insightful lectures and its really helpful to see supporting data/graphs for every point stated in lectures.

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    By Paula L

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    Apr 18, 2016

    This course gave me the big picture understanding that I cherish with just enough detail to support each module.

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    Mar 4, 2019

    Great course and the understanding gained of how the financial crisis was caused is key to preventing a repeat.

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    Jan 6, 2016

    Detailed and in depth. It can be difficult to digest for people from non finance backgrounds. Would recommend.

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    By Ken M

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    Dec 30, 2016

    Really good course and modules hosted by Yale. I really liked the first hand lectures from Secretary Geitner.

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    By Natasha S

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    Jun 15, 2023

    Really fun and instructive course. Information in bit size chunks made it easy and understandable to digest.

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    By Dewa P K M

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    Aug 23, 2020

    Great course taught by two great lecturers. Gave me new insight into how the 2007 financial crisis happened

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    By Qu J

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    Oct 27, 2021

    Very good course. The professors gave clear explaination why the crisis happened and how the crisis ended.

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    By Murat C

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    Sep 21, 2017

    Very well organized... I have definitely learned a lot of things in detail. Thank you for your hardwork !

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    Apr 23, 2019

    It is amazing how deeply the course dives into the causes and the effects of the Global Financial Crisis.

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    By Poltak H

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    Aug 31, 2016

    The course has been very structured, very focused yet has all the depth of a very complex problem. Bravo!

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    By Saurav D

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    Feb 10, 2016

    Excellent! I can't recommend this course highly enough. Very well done. This is the future of education.

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    By Alexia M

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    Jul 1, 2020

    So interesting and well organized. I really enjoyed the professor. Thank you for this wonderful course!

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