Crash Course
Supply and Demand: Crash Course Economics
In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about one of the fundamental economic ideas, supply and demand. What is supply and demand? Well, you'll have to watch the video to really understand it, but it's kind of important for...
Crash Course
Price Controls, Subsidies, and the Risks of Good Intentions: Crash Course Economics
So, during times of inflation or deflation, why doesn't the government just set prices? It sounds reasonable, but price ceilings or floors just don't work. Adriene and Jacob explain why. Subsidies, however, are a little different, and...
Crash Course
Markets, Efficiency, and Price Signals: Crash Course Economics
Adriene and Jacob teach you all about markets. So, in free market(ish) economies like the United States and most of the world, markets are a big deal. Markets work to produce the stuff that consumers want, and that society needs. Today...
TED Talks
The joy of shopping -- and how to recapture it online | Nimisha Jain
Shopping is about more than just what you buy: it's a treasure hunt to discover something new, a negotiation to get a great deal, a time to catch up with friends and family. But for many, online shopping has turned the experience into an...
Curated Video
Germany Shopping
New ReviewShopping in Germany can be somewhat baffling because it’s often difficult to predict when a store will or won’t be open. Thankfully, an increasing number of stores are liberalizing their hours. Generally, large stores, supermarkets, and...
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South Africa Shopping
New ReviewSouth Africa offers a variety of well-stocked stores and malls in the urban centers, which are filled with a wide range of goods from around the world. South Africa has a growing mall culture including places like Sandton City outside of...
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Ethical & Legal Issues Dealing with Pricing
New ReviewThere are a number of legal and ethical issues that marketers must deal with when they are setting prices for their products and services. Here we go through the main ethical issues. Filmed in Santa Fe, NM Copyright Mark Wolters 2019...
PBS
How High Interest Rates Upended the Economy
New ReviewUnless you’ve been living under a rock, you may have noticed prices on the whole started to rise in response to the pandemic causing inflation. There was a similar hike in inflation back in the 80’s. In response, the government raised...
PBS
Why Do Americans Think the Economy is Worse Than It Is?
New ReviewHave you heard that inflation is spiraling out of control? Have you heard that we're in a recession? Have you heard that people have less spending power today than their parents did 30 years ago? If you're on social media (and who...
PBS
Are You Being Charged More Than Everyone Else?
New ReviewIf you actually read the terms and conditions, you'd find out that you don't actually "own" the thing you "buy”. That’s right, you're just getting a license–or permission to use it.
Curated Video
How Does Uber Set Its Prices? Dynamic Pricing Explained
New ReviewEver wonder how uber and other ride sharing firms calculate their prices? Or maybe how prices are made for airlines? Well to understand the pricing you need to understand what is called Dynamic Pricing, which is constantly moving prices....
MarketWatch
I tried to live a tariff-free life. Here's how it went.
As tariffs have been pushing prices higher, I embarked on a mission to avoid them altogether. But is it even possible to tariff-proof my life by buying only products made in the U.S.A.? Here's what I found.
Curated Video
The 5 Cs of Pricing - How Firms Set Prices
When firms are determining their pricing for their products and services there are a number of factors to be considered. Here we look at the 5 Cs model for pricing where we look at company objectives, customers, competition, costs, and...
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How The Economy & Internet Influence the Price You Pay: Macro Influences on Pricing
When companies develop pricing they consider a lot of things, from costs to competition, but there are some times external macro influences that influence the prices that firms charge. Whether it is the Showrooming of stores or the...
Curated Video
Foreign home buyers may not be right target
Following British Columbia's move last year, Ontario is stepping in to try to correct a housing market many are calling out of control with a foreign buyers tax
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Retail sales slump bodes ill for UK economy
Retail sales in Britain saw their biggest quarterly fall in seven years between January and March. In shops and online sales volumes were down 1.4 percent from the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said. In March...
Curated Video
Vancouver foreign buyer tax
UBC's Thomas Davidoff and realtor/blogger Steve Saretsky on the effects of Vancouver's new tax on foreign buyers of properties
Curated Video
How to Choose a Prepaid Cellphone
Howcast - Prepaid plans for cellphones allow you to purchase minutes as you use them, so you only pay for the minutes you use. These plans are attractive for those who cannot qualify for a wireless contract, and for those who don't need...
Curated Video
Do's & Don'ts of Stockpiling
Howcast - Learn the do's and don'ts of stockpiling in this Howcast video about how to save money using coupons.
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How to Use Deal-of-the-Day Sites
Howcast - Learn how to use deal-of-the-day sites in this Howcast video about how to save money using coupons.
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How to Time Using Your Coupons
Howcast - Learn how to use perfect timing to redeem your coupons in this Howcast video about how to save money using coupons.
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Best Time to Visit London
Howcast - Learn about the best time to visit London in this Howcast travel video.
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Visiting the Bogyoke Aung San Market in Yangon
Howcast - Learn about Bogyoke Aung San Market, one of Yangon's biggest and most important bazaars, in this Howcast travel video.
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Best Time to Visit Los Angeles
Howcast - Learn about the best time of year to visit Los Angeles in this Howcast travel video.