Economics Explained
The World's Poorest Country is Sitting on $24 Trillion
With GDP per capita of just $2 per day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the poorest, if not the poorest nation on Earth. However, this does not have to be the case. The country has massive deposits of rare earth minerals...
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The Two Big Economics Lies You Still Believe | Economics Explained
This video was made possible by our Patreon community! ❤️ In this video we show the economic misunderstandings around economies of scale & induced demand that still pervade in economics journalism and reporting. Learn how misconceptions...
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The Tragic Reality of Brain Drain on Poor Countries
The phenomenon of brain drain is when the best and brightest workers from poor countries immigrate to rich countries in the pursuit of higher pay and living conditions. This can hinder the development of poor countries because many of...
Economics Explained
The Real Reason For France’s Pension Protests | Economics Explained
France's economy faces turmoil due to strikes over retirement age increase. Essential industries grind to a halt as violence and unrest dissuade tourism. This video explores economic arguments, lessons for other nations, and potential...
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Is Inflation Finally Coming To an End? | Economics Explained
Inflation has been perhaps the single biggest issue facing the global economy over the past year and has proven far more persistent than most people originally assumed. But with central banks around the world all raising interest rates,...
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Do Bank Failures Always Cause Recessions? | Economics Explained
Jean-Edouard Colliard is a financial regulation professor at HEC Paris. He previously worked as Economist at the European Central Bank where he gave policy advice to the ECB, including at the highest level. The video describes the recent...
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What Can We Learn from the Richest Country in the World?
Discover the secrets behind the success of the richest country in the world with this fascinating video on Luxembourg's economy. With the highest per capita income and most millionaires, Luxembourg has set the benchmark for economic...
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The Brutal Economics of Migrant Labour
Qatar has one of the highest rates of migrant workers of any country in the world with over 90% of residents being non-citizens. So why does Qatar need so many migrant works and why are so many migrant workers willing to go to Qatar?...
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Is There a Better Economic System than Capitalism?
Over time it is almost taken as given that science and technology will evolve and improve over time. But does the same hold true for the field of economics? Will future generations achieve superior levels of wealth due to advancements in...
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How To Get Rich When The World Is Against You | Economics Explained
Despite geographical challenges, hostile neighbors, and limited resources, Israel has become one of the world's wealthiest and most advanced economies. This video explores how Israel overcame economic failure, what drives its growth, if...
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How the World's Richest Country Lost 90% of its GDP
In the 1980s Nauru was the richest country in the world on a per capita basis. Nauru's wealth can be entirely attributed to its deposits of Phosphate, a substance used in fertilizers. However, by the early 2000s they had completely run...
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Does China Lie About Its Economic Statistics?
Over the past 30 years China has experienced perhaps the most impressive economic growth of any country in history. But these impressive growth numbers all come from official government statistics bureaus. How much can we trust the...
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Why The 2022 Nobel Prize For Economics Is Making People So Angry
0:00 - 1:16 intro 1:17 - 2:08 Morning Brew 2:09 - 4:17 Trade wars 4:18 - 6:24 Global financial crisis 6:25 - 8:08 Stimulus 8:09 - 10:30 Supply side shock 10:31 - 12:45 Zombie companies 12:46 National leaderboard
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Why Canada Is Banning Foreigners From Buying Homes
Established Titles is a fun novelty gift, meant for a good laugh and not to be taken too seriously. Established Titles bought a couple hundred acres of land in Scotland, and have pledged to protect it and keep it as is forever, and they...
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The Economic Megathreats That the World Has No Answers To | Economics Explained with Dr. Roubini
Economist Nouriel Roubini discusses potential Economic Megathreats including the end of globalization, easy money leading to stagflation, the growing debt crisis, AI's threat to worker and consumer-based economies, and climate change....
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What Would The American Economy Look Like If COVID Never Happened?
We're exploring South Korea's impressive economic transformation, from an agrarian backwater to a global powerhouse. Home to internationally recognized companies and cutting-edge industries, South Korea is a fascinating case study for...
Economics Explained
Is South Korea's Economic Bubble About to Burst? | Economics Explained
We're exploring South Korea's impressive economic transformation, from an agrarian backwater to a global powerhouse. Home to internationally recognized companies and cutting-edge industries, South Korea is a fascinating case study for...
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Capitalism Doesn't Need Consumers | Economics Explained
After the launch of Chat-GPT and Dall-E, AI started to raise concerns for jobs and society. As machines and sophisticated technologies surpass human abilities, a growing number of complex jobs are being outsourced to machines who can do...
Hip Hughes History
Ronald Reagan Explained: US History Review
A short overview of the 1980's with an emphasis on the policies of Ronald Reagan. Broad and intended for high school students studying for their end of the year United States history exams, specifically the New York state regents...
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Economics on the United States History Test in Ten Minutes
Geared for the US Regents, this lecture explains the major differences between free market capitalism and capitalism under Keynansian Economics. Topics include supply and demand, regulatory action versus unregulated laissez fairre. Bush,...
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The Federal Reserve Act Explained
The 1913 Federal Reserve Act created the modern day Federal Reserve system. In this lecture we explain the basics of what the law did and how the Fed influences the economy. Perfect for APGOV students or anyone seeking an overview of US...
Vlogbrothers
Who Owns DFTBA? An Introduction to Trademarks
In which John discusses the increasingly widespread use by large corporations of the phrases "DFTBA" and "Don't forget to be awesome," and discusses why even though we COULD stop those uses by trademarking nerdfighter slogans, we aren't...
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What's Up with Start Ups
I'm just getting a little sick of the system that values aggregators of content more than creators of content, and presumes some kind of magical future where owning users free time results in lots of money.
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What is Burnout?
If you take anything away from it, it should only be that burnout isn't one thing, and that you can learn more about what you're experiencing by asking yourself if it's a fuel problem or an opportunity problem. Fuels can be addressed by...