Market Research Analyst — Lesson 1
Lesson 1 covers foundational concepts in economics and finance as reported by the Federal Reserve, the World Bank, and the OECD. Key variants and forms include U.S. household finances surveyed via the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) covering assets and liabilities, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) measured via the expenditure side as C + I + G + (X - M), human capital measured by the World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI), monetary policy tools such as the federal funds rate managed by the FOMC, and global economic and trade growth metrics from the OECD.