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Curated Video
The Business Cycle: Implications for Businesses and Different Departments
The video discusses the implications of the different stages of the business cycle for businesses and their various departments. It explains the different stages of the business cycle, such as recovery, boom, slump, and recession, and...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
America Has No Problems... That Five Years of Full Employment Wouldn’t Fix
During the pandemic, many American workers have been forced to choose between their health and their jobs. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Suresh Naidu, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Columbia University, argues that a...
Curated Video
The Basics of Economic Growth and Investing in Emerging Markets
The video discusses economic growth and the factors that businesses consider when investing in international markets. The definition of economic growth is explained, along with the role of firms and businesses in generating profits...
Curated Video
International Trade and its Impact on Aggregate Demand
The video is a lecture on international trade and its impact on aggregate demand. The speaker explains the importance of understanding the concepts of imports, exports, net trade, exchange rates, and foreign currency. He discusses the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Michael Shellenberger: Energy and the Economics of Renewables
In this interview we discuss the impact of Schumpeter's concept of creative destruction in economic thinking - and specifically in energy. Most crucially we debate the issues surrounding conservation and the use of new oil and gas...
Makematic
Take Action for Decent Work and Economic Growth (Ages 11 - 17)
Teenage student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Emergent Order
Deck the Halls with Macro Follies
Does consumer spending really grow the economy? Check out this well-produced, comical and memorable video to consider this question with your young economists.
Khan Academy
Banking 18: Big Picture Discussion
Sal further ponders the meaning of wealth in this video, which explores the values of gold, land, and money. Touching on Adam Smith's definition of wealth, the presentation discusses the philosophy of utility and what different media of...
TED-Ed
What Causes an Economic Recession?
Recession, depression, economic slowdown, weak market—we're familiar with the words but not ascertain what they mean and the causes of these economic fluctuations. A short video attempts to explain a very complex system.
Federal Reserve Bank
Episode 8, Segment 2: The PPF Illustrates Underemployment, Economic Expansion, and Economic Growth
Is it possible to be overqualified for the current job market? Scholars analyze underemployment and what it takes to potentially out-price yourself for a job. A short video lesson outlines economic growth and researches job trends....
Federal Reserve Bank
Episode 15: Economic Growth
How can a mobile card reader impact the economic growth of a restaurant? Scholars investigate the concept of growing a business by using human resources in addition to tools and equipment. The 15th podcast of a 21-part series on...
TED-Ed
Why Some Countries Are Poor and Others Rich
It's a question economists, anthropologists, and sociologists have asked themselves since the first regional lines were drawn in the sand. Are there common factors that destine one country to thrive and another to struggle? An...
Fuse School
Quarrying - Economic, Environmental and Social Effects
Where does limestone actually come from? The sixth video in a seven-part series introduces pupils to the quandary of quarrying. The resource examines the positive economic factors involved in digging for limestone, as well as the...
Macat
An Introduction to Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century
Does the structure of capitalism eliminate inequality or reinforce it? That is the essential question of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century. Introduce young economists to Piketty's "Central Contradiction of Capitalism" with a...
Crash Course
The Economics of Happiness
Money may not be able to buy happiness, but economic security can certainly contribute to overall happiness. A video from Crash Course economics presents the ways happiness can and cannot be quantified, including the value of intrinsic...
Crash Course
Productivity and Growth
The citizens of some countries have a higher standard of living and quality of life than others. Discover the connection between productivity and economic growth in countries around the world with an entertaining economics video.
Crash Course
Macroeconomics
Get out of the textbook and into real economic issues with an innovative video. Crash Course Economics takes learners through a tour of macroeconomics and applies the three major factors of macroeconomics—gross domestic product,...
Emergent Order
Robert Skidelsky on Keynesian Economics - It's All About Spending
Get the full scoop on John Maynard Keynes and the origins of his incredible influence on macroeconomics and the role of government. British economist Robert Skidelsky offers unique insight into Keynesian economics and its fundamental...
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...
Federal Reserve Bank
The Federal Reserve and You: Effects of Change in the Money Supply
Check out this brief video to see how interest rates, economic growth, and inflation rates are affected by changes in the supply of money.
Crash Course
Crash Course Economics #13: Recession, Hyperinflation, and Stagflation
Crash Course Economics video with Adriene and Jacob discussing the dynamics of economy, recession, hyperinflation and stagflation. [9:53]
Other
Federal Reserve and You: What Is Maximum Sustainable Economic Growth?
Short video [1:13] explaining what conditions are necessary for the US economy to maximize its potential growth.
Federal Reserve Bank
St Louis Fed: Economic Growth: Economic Lowdown Podcast Series, Episode 15
Economic Lowdown podcast, episode 15 [12:39] takes a look at economic growth and factors of production including the role innovation and technology play as drivers of economic growth.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Production Possibilities Frontier: Growth Through Investment
How investing for capital formation can expand the Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF).