Good for economics students and academics alike.
Click on the link to get the actual lecture links. I list here only the top 10 and those related to China.
50 Free Ivy-League Lectures on the Economy [Online Classes]
General Economics
These lectures will help you learn the basics of the field of economics and touch on some more specific economic issues as well.
1. Beyond Freakonomics: New Musings on the Economics of Everyday Life: University of Chicago professor and economist Steven Levitt further explains his theory on everyday economics in this lecture. [Princeton]
2. Game Theory: Learn more about how game theory can be applied to economics in this lecture from Yale professor Ben Polak. [Yale]
3. Financial Markets: This lecture series from professor Robert Shiller will teach you about the basics of the economic system and how each part fits together. [Yale]
4. Economic Theory for an Innovative World: Learn why this economist thinks existing models should be changed so that businesses can foster innovation and change. [Columbia]
5. Women and Economic Development: Learn about the role between women, money and power on a global scale at this great lecture event. [Harvard]
6. Higher Education and the Recession: Check out this lecture to find out how higher education is being affected by the recession and how it might trickle down into local communities. [Cornell]
7. The Challenges Retiring Baby-Boomers Face: This lecture will help you better understand how to plan for retirement or advise your parents on how to do so. [UPenn]
8. Why Stock-price Volatility Should Never Be a Surprise, Even in the Long Run: Here you can gain a better understanding of how stocks work, and why you shouldn’t expect them to remain stable all the time. [UPenn]
9. Close-up on Vicki Bogan: Listen to this lecture to get a better understanding of financial decision making. [Cornell]
32 Globalization and Markets: David Dapice addresses how increasing globalization has changed the face of economic markets. [Yale]
33 The Global Financial Crisis: Iwan Azis discusses how the poor markets will affect the way cities are built and planned. [Cornell]
34 Work with Middle East but focus on Asia: This lecture from Francis Fukuyama asks American business people and foreign policy makers to create better relations with regions that are becoming ever more important in the global economy. [Cornell]
35 Conference on Chinese Capitalism: China has become a major player in the world market, and you can learn more about their importance and business practices from this series of lectures. [Cornell]
36 Feeling the Pain: How the Financial Crisis Is Affecting Brazil, Russia, India and China: This lecture from late last year will give you some insights into the real toll the economic crisis is having abroad as well, with input from business leaders in these four countries. [UPenn]
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