Learn to use principles and methods of behavioural economics to change behaviours, improve welfare and make better products and policy. About this Course How can we get people to save more money, eat healthy foods and engage in healthy behaviours, and more generally make better choices? There has been...

Who are the winners and losers of globalization? What should be done to improve outcomes for all? About this Course This course will examine how the spread of trade, investment, and technology across borders affects firms, workers, and communities in developed and developing countries. It investigates...

Understand your social location in a globally interconnected cultural and economic landscape. About this Course Sociology offers us a powerful set of tools with which to interpret our relationship to a global social and cultural economy. This course extends conventional sociology to foster an understanding...

In this class, we will study the principles of public speaking, and critically examine our own and others’ speeches through interactive practice. About this Course *Note - This is an Archived course* This is a past/archived course. At this time, you can only explore this course in a self-paced fashion...

In this course, students analyze some of the hardest national security challenges the United States will face in the decade ahead. About this Course *Note - This is an Archived course* This is a past/archived course. At this time, you can only explore this course in a self-paced fashion. Certain features...

Identify the historical and cultural systems driving globalization and changing societies around the world. About this Course Globalization is a fascinating spectacle that can be understood as global systems of competition and connectivity. These man-made systems provide transport, communication, governance...

The first MOOC to teach positive psychology. Learn science-based principles and practices for a happy, meaningful life. About this Course We all want to be happy, and there are countless ideas about what happiness is and how we can get some. But not many of those ideas are based on science. That’s where...

JPAL101x will provide a thorough understanding of how randomized evaluations can be used to evaluate social and development programs. About this Course This four and a half-week course on evaluating social programs will provide a thorough understanding of randomized evaluations and pragmatic step-by...

Who are the winners and losers of globalization? What should be done to improve outcomes for all? About this Course This course will examine how the spread of trade, investment, and technology across borders affects firms, workers, and communities in developed and developing countries. It investigates...

Identify the historical and cultural systems driving globalization and changing societies around the world. About this Course Globalization is a fascinating spectacle that can be understood as global systems of competition and connectivity. These man-made systems provide transport, communication, governance...

JPAL101x will provide a thorough understanding of how randomized evaluations can be used to evaluate social and development programs. About this Course This four and a half-week course on evaluating social programs will provide a thorough understanding of randomized evaluations and pragmatic step-by...

Explore the critical questions posed by how the social, economic, and technological realms of the modern world interconnect. About this Course The course invites you to examine the interconnectedness of modern life through an exploration of fundamental questions about how our social, economic, and technological...