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TED-ED: The paradox of value - Akshita Agarwal
Imagine you're on a game show and you can choose between two prizes: a diamond - or a bottle of water. It's an easy choice _ the diamonds are more valuable. But if given the same choice when you were dehydrated in the desert, after...
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TED-Ed: What causes economic bubbles? - Prateek Singh
During the 1600's, the exotic tulip became a nationwide sensation; some single bulbs even sold for ten times the yearly salary of a skilled craftsman. Suddenly, though, the demand completely plummeted, leaving the tulip market in a...
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TED-Ed: How people rationalize fraud - Kelly Richmond Pope
If you ask people whether they think stealing is wrong, most of them would answer yes. And yet, in 2013, organizations all over the world lost an estimated total of $3.7 trillion to fraud. Kelly Richmond Pope explains how the fraud...
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TED-ED: History through the eyes of the potato - Leo Bear-McGuinness
Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries; at some point in your life you've probably eaten a potato. But potatoes have played a much more significant role in our history than just that of the dietary staple we have come to...
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TED-Ed: What is a gift economy? - Alex Gendler
What if, this holiday season, instead of saying "thank you" to your aunt for her gift of a knitted sweater, the polite response expected from you was to show up at her house in a week with a better gift? Or to vote for her in the town...
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TED-Ed: The famously difficult green-eyed logic puzzle - Alex Gendler
One hundred green-eyed logicians have been imprisoned on an island by a mad dictator. Their only hope for freedom lies in the answer to one famously difficult logic puzzle. Can you solve it? Alex Gendler walks us through this green-eyed...
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TED-Ed: Where does gold come from? - David Lunney
Did you know that gold is extraterrestrial? Instead of arising from our planet's rocky crust, it was actually cooked up in space and is present on Earth because of cataclysmic stellar explosions called supernovae. CERN Scientist David...
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Key Graphs of AP Macroeconomics
It's time to review the 5 key graphs of macroeconomics. Make sure to watch the videos explaining each graph.
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Micro Unit 1 Summary (Updated Version)
The Micro Unit 1 Summary video is designed to help you understand economics and goes hand-in-hand with my Ultimate Review Packet. In this video I cover the basics: scarcity, opportunity cost, the economic systems, the production...
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Are you faster than Clifford? Macro Edition
Can you draw the graphs of macroeconomics faster than me? Also, share this video with your teacher and see if he or she can beat my best times. Here are my times: 14 seconds- AD/AS showing recessionary gap 21 seconds- Money market with...
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Micro Unit 1 Summary- Basic Economic Concepts (Old Version)
The Micro Unit 1 Summary video is designed to help you understand economics and goes hand-in-hand with my Ultimate Review Packet. In this video I cover the basics: scarcity, opportunity cost, the economic systems, the production...
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MICROeconomics 19 Minute Review
In this video I reviews all of MICROeconomics in 19 minutes. (Note- I used the same intro from the macro video since Unit 1 is the same, but this definitely covers MICRO).
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Are you faster than Clifford? Micro Edition
Can you draw the graphs of microeconomics faster than me? Also, share this video with your teacher and see if he or she can beat my best times. Here are my times: 15 seconds- Natural monopoly regulated at socially optimal 23 seconds-...
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Demand and Supply Explained Part 2 - Macro Topic 1.5 (Micro Topic 2.2)
In this video I explain supply, the law of supply, the shifters of the supply curve, equilibrium, surplus, and shortage. Make sure to draw the graphs on your own.
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Econ 2.4 Supply and Demand Curves (Old Version)- ACDC Econ
Mr. Clifford's explanation of the Law of Demand and the Law of Supply. He also shows why demand curves are downward sloping and supply curves are upward sloping. Please keep in mind that these clips are not designed to teach you the key...
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Does economics make you selfish?
Thank you so muych for watching my videos. In this video I explore some arguments regarding why economics makes people selfish. I inlcuded several artciles about the subject below. Please feel free to read them over and let me know if...
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Microeconomics- Everything You Need to Know
In this video I cover all the concepts for an introductory microeconomics course and AP course. I go super fast so don't take notes. Focus on the big picture ideas, identfy what you still need to practoce, and go back and watch my Unit...
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5.2 Perfectly Competitive Labor Market and Firm: Econ Concepts in 60 Seconds- Advanced Placement
Mr. Clifford's 60 second explanation of how to draw a perfectly competitive labor market and firm hiring workers. Notice that the perfectly elastic (horizontal) curve is now supply.
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Types of Profit- Micro Topic 3.4
Hey econ students. Here’s a quick video explaining the difference between accounting profit and economic profit. Just remember that accountants only factor in explicit costs while economists factor in explicit AND implicit costs. Also,...
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Micro 6.4 Positive Externalities- ACDC Econ
Mr. Clifford's 60 second explanation of positive externalities (aka: spillover benefits). Notice that there are two different demand curves. One is the marginal private benefit which ignores the spillover benefits of flu shots and the...
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Micro Unit 2 Intro- Supply and Demand
A quick overview of what you will cover in the second unit of Microeconomics. Virtually all teachers will cover the same topics, but keep in mind that some teachers might teach a few concepts in a different order.
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Macro Unit 1- Practice Questions #2
This is a practice quiz for Macroeconomics Unit 1. The questions are designed for AP and college introductory economics.
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Review Activity- What's Wrong with this Picture?
This activity is designed to help you master the key graphs of macroeconomics or microeconomics. If you can spot what’s wrong with each graph you will be less likely to make those mistakes. The handout for the activity is free and is...
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Micro Unit 4, Question 3- Monopoly, Elastic Range
Join the hundreds of thousands of students that have used Mr. Clifford's videos and resources to ace your microeconomics course.