Curated Video
The Secret Service
They’re the shadowy agents who keep the President safe – but what is the Secret Service and why was it formed?
Curated Video
The Man who Reversed 1,000 Years of History | The Life & Times of Wang Mang
Hey, hidey ho there, how ya doin, welcome to part three of this here Han dynasty trilogy. If you haven’t seen the first two I highly recommend it, if not don’t worry about it, all you need to know: This guy is Han Wudi, he ruled China...
Economics Explained
This One Country Doesn't Have an Inflation Problem
In this video we help you to be more knowledgeable about inflation by looking at countries, most notably Switzerland, that have bucked the global trend in 2022 by reporting tame inflation numbers. We look into what Switzerland did right...
Vlogbrothers
Understanding America's Debt Problem
In which John discusses the U.S. public debt, our dangerously high debt to GDP ratio, the S&P's downgrade of America's credit rating, and why our debt may not be as unmanageable as it seems. There's also some general discussion of...
Weird History
History of the US Dollar
Though the United States dollar was officially adopted in 1785, paper currency didn't fully enter circulation until the Civil War. The current appearance of modern US bills developed only after a long period of economic development based...
Curated Video
What a strong US dollar means for the world economy
Our editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes takes us behind this week's cover to discuss the sharp rise of the dollar of late, and why its surge could pose problems for the world economy
Curated Video
Understanding Trade Deficits and Ways to Resolve Them
In this video, the speaker discusses the concept of trade deficits and the implications of large recurring trade deficits on an economy. The speaker explores different potential solutions to resolving trade deficits, including...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Barry Eichengreen - Why Economics Needs History
What challenges will China have to surmount in order to make its currency a true international currency? To answer this question and others, Barry Eichengreen studies history. In the old days, he says, historians and theorists worked...
The Business Professor
Role of Law in a Nations Economic Strength
This Video Explains the Role of Law in a Nations Economic Strength
Soliloquy
How will the world change with an independent Scotland?
Where we look at Scottish independence and how that would change the world we live in.
The Economist
How covid-19 could change the financial world order
America has dominated global finance for decades. But could covid-19 tip the balance of financial power in China's favour?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Jan Kregel: The Continuing Risk of Derivatives
Everybody now knows the narrative of the Great Financial Recession of 2008, in particular, the impact that toxic derivatives had in terms of exacerbating the crisis. And the usual defense of those who misdiagnosed the crisis is that the...
Curated Video
Understanding the Balance of Payments
The video provides an explanation of what the balance of payments is and its importance in measuring a country's trading performance on the world stage. The video breaks down the balance of payments into two main sub-accounts: the...
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives: Silks effect on the Roman empire
How did the Romans come in contact with silk at first? Why was there a love / hate relationship with silk among the Romans? The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 6
TLDR News
The Future of Cryptocurrency? China's Entirely Digital Currency Explained (DCEP) - TLDR News
Earlier this year China started a closed trial of their new entirely digital currency, Digital Currency/Electronic Payment (DCEP). Linked to the Yuan, the DCEP is China's attempt to broaden it's influence and limit the proliferation of...
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives: The Parthian monopoly
Why were the Parthians intent on maintaining their monopoly on the silk trade? The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 5
The Africa Channel
Currency of Wealth: The currency of the TransAtlantic Slave Trade
Host Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube introduces the unusual yet fascinating forms of ethnographic African currencies; from personal adornments such as beads, shells, jewelry and even massive iron forms weighing as much as 100 pounds, to the...
Next Animation Studio
Venezuela to make its economy 100% digital — no notes
President Maduro says he wants to stop the “dollarization” of Venezuela’s economy after the bolivar lost 99% of its value in three years.
Blockchain Central
Why Banks Like Ripple? | Blockchain Central
This week on Blockchain Central: we will talk about Ripple. What is so great about it and why did it gain so much attention?
Blockchain Central
Can Bitcoin Harm the Environment? | Blockchain Central
This week on Blockchain Central: we're going to see if Bitcoin energy consumption has the potential to ruin our environment and significantly affect the energy sector.
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives: Concluding the silk journey
Learn what we have seen during silks journey from east to west. The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 7
Institute for New Economic Thinking
L. Randall Wray: Time for a New Approach for Unemployment?
More than five years after the fall of Lehman Brothers we are still dealing with the problem of high unemployment, the worst kind of "waste" in economic theory. Is there a better approach? A number of scholars, notably Professor Randy...
Curated Video
Covid-19: what will happen to the global economy?
The covid-19 pandemic has caused economic chaos and uncertainty. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, answer your questions about the global economy