Jacob Clifford
Foreign Exchange Practice
Task your young economists with practicing how to identify who demands and supplies dollars in foreign exchanges, as well as recognizing the four shifters of the foreign exchange market and their effect in given scenarios.
Jacob Clifford
Money Supply
Mr. Clifford talks monetary policy in another one of his great macroeconomics instructional videos, which includes discussion of the three shifters of money supply: the reserve ratio, discount rate, and open market operations.
Jacob Clifford
Comparative Advantage and Terms of Trade
Introduce your young economists to the concepts of international trade and comparative advantage with Mr. Clifford, a fantastic and tech-savvy economics instructor who uses video to teach economic concepts in an engaging and...
Jacob Clifford
The Phillips Curve
How does the Phillips Curve illustrate the three different places the economy can be in? Follow along with Mr. Clifford as he explains the ins and outs of this graph, including what marks a recession and inflation, and how the curve can...
Jacob Clifford
Economic Growth
How can you use aggregate demand and supply to illustrate economic growth? Savvy economics instructor Mr. Clifford illustrates how interest rates affect aggregate demand and supply in the long and short run, and how long run...
Jacob Clifford
Foreign Exchange Practice
Practice determining the appreciation and depreciation of relative currencies with Mr. Clifford, who guides you through calculations using shifters that can affect the supply and demand for currencies.
Jacob Clifford
Foreign Exchange (FOREX)
Explain the supply and demand for different currencies using this video, in which a savvy economics instructor breaks down the macroeconomic concept of foreign exchange with graphs, illustrations, and an approachable teaching...
Jacob Clifford
Balance of Payments
Explore one of the key concepts of macroeconomics with Mr. Clifford, who guides students through understanding the exchange of goods and services between countries, imports and exports, trade deficits, and current versus financial accounts.
Jacob Clifford
Intro - FOREX and International Trade
Here is a quick introduction to a series of macroeconomics videos on international trade and foreign exchange. Mr. Clifford, economics instructor and video presenter, briefly mentions the topics he will cover in his series, such as net...
Jacob Clifford
Loanable Funds & Crowding Out
Take a closer look at the loanable funds market and the graph representing how the demand and supply for loans determines the real interest rate in an economy.
Jacob Clifford
Interest Rates: Real vs Nominal Practice
Are interest rates a good or bad thing? Explain to your young economists why the answer depends on such factors as who is buying and lending and what is the inflationary rate, and how this all ties into banking practices and general...
Jacob Clifford
Money Multiplier Practice
Now that your young economists have had an introduction to how the money multiplier affects money supply in general, use this instructional video to guide them in practicing how to calculate the change in money supply given difference...
Jacob Clifford
Money Multiplier & Reserve Requirement
What is the money multiplier, and how does it affect the total increase of money supply? Mr. Clifford explains the difference in how the money supply changes when the Federal Reserve System purchases bonds versus when an average person...
Jacob Clifford
Graphing Monetary Policy Practice
In the second half of an instructional video on graphing the money market supply graph, Mr. Clifford explains to macroeconomic students how the money market affects aggregate demand with an inflationary gap, and how the Fed reacts when...
Jacob Clifford
Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand
Draw connections between the supply and demand for money to the total, aggregate demand for final goods and services in an economy with this instructional video. Mr. Clifford will not only explain these key economic concepts,...
TED-Ed
Why Do We Have Museums?
How did the tradition of collecting and displaying interesting items to the public begin? How have museums evolved over time? Offer your young historians a fascinating look into a cultural pastime we so often take for granted...
TED-Ed
Einstein's Miracle Year
Why was Albert Einstein initially labeled as a "failed" academic, and what events occurred in 1905 that constituted a major turning point for this great scientist? Review Einstein's major theories regarding relativity, light...
Emergent Order
"Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
Opt out of another dry economics lesson with this crazy video featuring a performance and rap song about the contributions and theories of economists Friedrich Hayek and John Maynard Keynes. The primary topic of focus is a boom...
Jacob Clifford
Economic Profit and Costs Review
What is the difference between the way an accountant calculates profit versus the way an economist calculates profit? Discover one take on the issue offered by Mr. Clifford, who reviews the concepts of explicit costs, implicit costs, and...
TED-Ed
The Great Conspiracy Against Julius Caesar
What would you do if you thought your country was on the path to tyranny, and one man was gaining too much power? This animated video will engage your young historians with a thought-provoking query as it reviews the personal...
Biography
Abraham Lincoln- Mini Biography
What qualities made Abraham Lincoln a successful president? Invite young historians to learn about the personal and political background of one of the greatest presidents in United States history.
Biography
Susan B. Anthony - Abolitionist | Mini Bio
How did Susan B. Anthony change the course of history for women in the United States? Introduce the passionate work that both Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton put forth for women's rights and the suffrage movement in the early...
A&E Television
Jefferson Davis- Mini Biography
Did you know that the president of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War did not originally advocate for secession from the Union? Discover more interesting facts about the first and only Confederate president with this...
Biography
Jesse Owens- Mini Biography
Discover how Jesse Owens paved the way for African American athletes as a track and field legend, while still challenged by the obstacles of a segregated American society during the mid-twentieth century.