Government

This course examines the conceptual and practical elements of compiling and disseminating fiscal statistics according to international standards, useful to assess the impact of government activities on a country’s economy and to facilitate international comparisons. This course, presented by the IMF Statistics Department, focuses on both the conceptual framework [...]

Explore the relationship between religions and governments and learn how religions have come to be governed across the world. Explore ways of governing religion and religious diversity today. On this course you will consider different models of state-religion relations, reviewing examples from both European and non-European countries. You will [...]

This course offers an introduction into the public economics theory. It does not aspire to cover theories of taxation, public expenditures, regulation etc. at length and in-depth. Rather, our ambition is to give a bird's-eye view of central themes of public economics and related disciplines, and teach concepts, logic, [...]

Explore the challenges, benefits and processes that governments and citizens face when deciding to join the Open Government Movement. How can governments become more open and transparent, while simultaneously dealing with various challenges, such as data sensitivity? How can open government data be used to improve policy making? Which [...]

Learn from people who have helped build better government in challenging settings around the globe, and develop your own ability to analyze and solve similar problems. Around the globe, there are public servants and civic leaders who want to create a better future for their fellow citizens. The challenge [...]

Prepares for the U.S. Citizenship naturalization test which is required in the US citizenship naturalization process. This free online Preparatory U.S. Citizenship Test course will help you to pass the US naturalization test. Applicants for U.S. citizenship must pass a two-part naturalization test, which aims to make sure that [...]