Economics Explained
Why Economists Never Agree on Anything?
An economy is a collection of production and consumption processes that are all working towards solving the central economic problem. The problem is that we only have access to a finite amount of resources, but the potential for human...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Nisheeth Srivastava: Where Do Preferences Come From?
Welcome to our video series called "New Economic Thinking." The series will feature dozens of conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today. This episode features grantee...
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Liquidity Traps- Macroeconomics
Hey internet, this is Jacob Clifford. Thank you for watching my videos. So, what's so weird about the US economy today? Well, interest rates are extremely low, banks have extra money that they are not loaning out, and the massive...
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$27,000,000,000,000: America’s National Debt Explained - TLDR News
In recent weeks America’s national debt has remerged as a major talking point. With Biden set to spend trillions on new initiatives, many in the Republican party are growing concerned by the scale of the debt. So in this video we explain...
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Keynesian Economics and Deficit Spending with Jacob Clifford
In this video I explain Keynesian economics, the idea of the multiplier effect, the broken window fallacy, and the tradeoffs of government spending to get out of a recession. Be sure to leave a comment and tell me what you think of John...
Economics Explained
Are Economists Too Pessimistic?: Introduction
Economists have predicted 15 of the past 5 recessions, so should we take them seriously? Helping you become more knowledgeable about how the world works, our content covers the biggest topics and headlines through the eyes of economists....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Janine Wedel - Behind the Scenes of International Banking Regulation
Five years into the Great Recession, discussion and political fights continue about the right approach to international banking supervision. How to avert the next financial crisis or at the very least lessen its damage? Given the topic's...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How & How Not to do Economics [Trailer]
What is economics for? What is it about? How should it be done? How can it be of use to us? How is it connected to morals and politics? These are the core questions economic historian Lord Robert Skidelsky will answer in this new lecture...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why Become An Economist?
Leading economists and professors explain the role of an economist in society and why young people would be attracted to the field - particularly now after the global crisis.
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The Economics of Inequality- The Gender Pay Gap- Part 1
Why do women make less money than men? Is the gender pay gap a myth? Are women being descriminated against since they only earn about 80% of what average men earn? These are great questions. In this video, I share four reasons that...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How to Show Up for Your Own Presentation
Veteran writer and public speaker Lynn Parramore gives you three keys to sharing your research with an audience. Quell the fear, banish the boredom, and light the fire!
Economics Explained
Can An Economy Grow Forever? part 3: Industrial Revolution
Can An Economy Grow Forever part 3/4: The video discusses the concept of industrial revolutions and how they have shaped human innovation over the centuries.
Economics Explained
The Great Labor Shortage Crisis | Economics Explained
The Great Labor Shortage Crisis | Economics Explained
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Why Socialism Analyzing Einstein's Essay
Here is Einstein's article in the Monthly review magazine. Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein This article was originally published in the first issue of Monthly Review (May 1949). It was subsequently published in May 1998 to commemorate...
Economics Explained
The Economy of South Africa
South Africa is an economy that is really important to understand as a kind of potential outcome case study of inequality gone bad. The nation itself, on paper at least is not so terrible, it is actually one of if not the wealthiest...
Professor Dave Explains
Business Cycles: Boom and Bust
We are all somewhat familiar with economic expansion and recession. And pretty much everyone has heard of The Great Depression. What are recessions and depressions? How do we describe the business cycles that produce them? Let's define...
Professor Dave Explains
The Labor Force
In our society, most people have to have jobs. But what qualifies as a job? How do we determine who is part of the labor force? How has globalization impacted the labor force? We've all heard terms like outsourcing and offshoring, what...
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Creative Destruction: EconMovies #15
More people need to understand creative destruction and the economic circle of life.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Bretton Woods, Past and Present: 1. Ethics in Economics
We invited these young bloggers -- self-styled as "The Kids" -- to attend our annual conference in Bretton Woods in April 2011, and we provided them with a video team. The Kids were playing in the halls of the Mount Washington Hotel,...
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Business Cycles- Macro Topic 2.7
In this video I show you the business cycle and talk about how economists predict recessions. It turns out that they aren’t even that good at it. Remember, if someone tells you that they know for sure that there is going to be a...
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Business Cycles and Fiscal Policy- EconMovies #5: Cars (Reupload)
In this episode of EconMovies, I use the movie Cars to introduce the idea of GDP, the business cycle, recession, and fiscal policy. Good luck studying economics. Kachow! :13 Micro v. Macro 1:27 GDP 1:47 Components of GDP 3:03 Business...
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Will the US have massive INFLATION?
Everyone that’s been paying attention to the economy wants to know one thing: Is the United States going to have massive, uncontrolled inflation? In this video I answer that question and talk about how we got here.
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Understanding the Economic Problem and Production Possibility Frontiers
The video discusses the economic problem, which is the challenge of satisfying humans' unlimited wants and needs with limited resources. The four main categories of economic resources; labor, land, capital, and entrepreneurship, are...