Neuro Transmissions
UCSD Scientists Explain How They Spend NIH Funds
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does that NIH money get spent? This week, we interviewed some UCSD Neuroscientists to tell you about...
Curated Video
Causes of Supply Curve Shifts
This is a lecture on the causes of shifts in the supply curve in microeconomics. The lecturer then identifies the four main causes of supply shifts, including changes in the cost of production, introduction of new technology, factors...
Curated Video
Understanding the Circular Flow of Income in Economics
The video discusses the circular flow of income and how it provides a basic framework for understanding how economic systems work. The interaction between producers and consumers is explained. The importance of achieving economic growth...
Healthcare Triage
Does More Social Spending Reduce Healthcare Costs?
We spend a lot of money on social programs. Studies indicate that a lot of those programs work to improve health outcomes for people who receive the benefits. So, does that social spending reduce healthcare costs? Not really. But cutting...
After Skool
The Greatest Secret Of The Rich
Often times it seems like the solution to all of our economic problems would be higher taxes on the rich. The thought is that taking money from the wealthiest people will somehow balance things out. Unfortunately, this theory has...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
D'Maris Coffman -- The Corn Laws: Seeing through the Eyes of Ricardo and Malthus
The British Corn Returns data provided the empirical basis for the fierce debate around the introduction and repeal of the 19th century British Corn Laws. Contemporary readers, like David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus, followed them as...
Hip Hughes History
The Bill That Was Killed: Trumpcare Explained
An overview of the failed bill, Trumpcare, also known as Ryancare or the American Health Care Act, AHCA. A teacherly explanation of how the AHCA would have changed Obamacare.
Healthcare Triage
Medicare for All and Administrative Costs
Political talk is getting more and more serious around Medicare for All in the United States. The argument, as usual comes down to costs. One of the advantages that proponents always bring up are the very low administrative costs of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
What Tax Records Can Tell Us About Gender Inequality
Professor Casarico explains why her focus on gender and the “glass ceiling” can help us push forward economic thinking. She also explains the importance of looking at income rather than earnings, using tax records in a novel way....
TLDR News
Trump's Tax Returns Explained: How Will they Impact the Election? - TLDR News
After years of questions and speculation, we may finally have an answer to what is in Trump’s Tax Returns. In this video, we breakdown the key findings of the New York Times report on President Donald Trump’s tax returns and finances, as...
ACDC Leadership
Fiscal Policy and the Tax Multiplier Practice (2 of 2)- Macro Topic 3.8
In this video I explain how changes in taxation are different than changes in government spending. Keep in mind that tax cuts have less of an effect on AD than increasing spending since people save a portion of a tax cut. Thanks for...
Curated Video
Understanding and Calculating the Multiplier Effect Using the Marginal Propensity to Consume
This is a tutorial video on the multiplier effect. The video aims to help viewers define, understand, and calculate the multiplier effect using the marginal propensity to consume (MPC). The speaker explains how the MPC determines the...
Healthcare Triage
Last Chance for Exchange Plans, No CHIP Funding, AND a Tax Bill
There's a lot going on this week, and also a lot that's NOT happening. The ACA's health insurance exchanges are wrapping up the open enrollment window this week. If you need insurance, or want to shop around GO NOW and look for...
The Business Professor
Employer Witholding Requirements from Employee Wages
Employer Witholding Requirements from Employee Wages
TLDR News
Will The UK Become A Tax Haven After Brexit? - Brexit Explained
After Brexit, the UK will have a lot more control over their laws, taxes and tariffs. It could, and according to some, should use this power to become a tax haven. So can the UK become a tax haven and should it?
TLDR News
Wealth Tax? Could Britain's Billionaires Pay for the Pandemic?
Having already spent hundreds of billions on COVID, some are suggesting that the UK government should attempt to recoup some of those costs with a wealth tax. So in this video we explain how a British wealth tax might work, how much...
60 Second Histories
Norman cathedrals & monasteries
Discover how the Normans settled the land by building churches and monasteries and explains how the locals paid rent to the church which in turn paid taxes to the king.
PBS
Is Your Side Hustle Hustling You?
These days, it seems like everyone is making money on the side. Side hustles like ridesharing, room rentals, and selling witty cross stitch patterns are a common occurrence. BUT, is every side hustle worth the time dedicated to them?
Curated Video
Fiscal Policy: Threats and Opportunities for Businesses
This video is a lecture on fiscal policy, which refers to the decisions a government makes about taxation levels and formats, government spending on services, and implications for government borrowing. The Chancellor of the UK sets out...
Hip Hughes History
Federalist #30 Explained: American Government Review
Aptly titles, "Concerning the General Power of Taxation", Hammy makes the case for a strong National hand in executing the power of taxation. So come shake your money makers!
MarketWatch
How receiving a child tax credit or stimulus check affects your taxes
Did you receive a child-tax credit or a third-round stimulus check in 2021? You may be wondering whether you’ll have to send some of the money back to the government at tax time. Here's what you need to know.
Curated Video
Paying for the Civil War
It cost the equivalent of billions of dollars in today’s money, and left the US government crippled with debt. But how, exactly, did America pay for the Civil War?
ACDC Leadership
The Economics of Inequality Part 2- Tax the Rich!
Are the richest 1% greedy? Should we tax the rich and force them to pay their fair share? What's the first step toward fighting income inequality? These are the questions that I attempt to answer in the video. NOTE- I got some complaints...