Institute for New Economic Thinking
Europe Will Find A Way Forward with the Euro
UC Berkeley’s Barry Eichengreen continues to hold the view that the breakup of the Euro will be too difficult and costly for member countries. He argues that using RMB internationalization to speed up domestic reforms in China is a...
Curated Video
The Euro: Costs and Benefits of Joining a Currency Union - A UK Perspective
In this video lecture, the presenter discusses the euro and the features of a currency union. He explains the differences between a monetary union and a fixed exchange rate system, and the benefits and costs of joining the eurozone. He...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
China and the US Need Couple's Therapy
In part 4 of INET's interview with Orville Schell, the Director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society says that the US and China are inexorably tied together, so they must find ways to work together, even if their goals...
IDG TECHtalk
How to get the most out of your data with privacy in mind
Consumer privacy laws like GDPR or CCPA give enterprises a standard to comply with… or risk trouble with the law. Your company doesn’t need to dodge regulators to get valuable use out of your data for your customers, employees and...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Barry Eichengreen: Learning from the Past to Design the Future (3/4)
Alan Murray, Executive Editor of the Wall Street Journal, moderates the panel What Can We Learn from the Past in Designing the Future? on INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 9, 2011: Part 3 of 4 with Barry Eichengreen, Professor of...
KnowMo
Understanding Money: Units, Exchange Rates, and Problem-Solving
This video covers various topics related to money, including the different units of currency, adding/subtracting money, exchange rates, and coin/note denominations. The presenter explains these topics using examples and problem-solving...
TLDR News
Three Arguments AGAINST Scottish Independence - TLDR News
A while ago we made a video running through 3 reasons in favour of Scottish Independence, so now we're telling the other side of the story - the reasons to stay. So in this video we look at the reasons in favour of the union and why...
Curated Video
Understanding Purchasing Power Parity Theory in International Trade
In this video, the concept of purchasing power parity is explained. The presenter discusses how exchange rates change over time to reflect price changes and how this theory helps reduce the impact of price differentials on trade levels...
Blockchain Central
Blockchain Forks for Beginners
This week on Blockchain Central: we’ll talk about the different types of blockchain forks and the differences between them, as well as discuss their preconditions and implications.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich - What the 19th Century US Can Teach Today's Europe About Sovereign Debt
If the countries in the European periphery defaulted on their debt, the euro as a common currency breaks down. This contention is used as an argument for bailouts and rescue packages, and Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich says it's wrong. He draws...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Massimo Cingolani: Identifying Weaknesses in the Eurozone
The great achievement of the EU has been to reduce the probability of violent nationalist conflict among some of its members to a vanishing small probability while improving the economic lot of its members. But in spite of the...
Blockchain Central
ICON Republic Is Ready To Take Over The Crypto World
This week on Blockchain Central: we’ll talk about ICON, that works similarly to a federal government and has a potential to become the largest decentralized networks in the world.
Blockchain Central
How KIN Can Change the Social Networks | Blockchain Central
This week on Blockchain Central: we'll look at KIK ecosystem and analyze their native cryptocurrency called KIN.
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Curated Video
Heiner Flassbeck: Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail? 2/5
Heiner Flassbeck, Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) at the panel entitled "Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail? China, Germany, and Japan and the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Q&A: The Architecture of Asia - INET Panel (7 of 7)
Question and Answer Discussion session from INET's Conference at Bretton Woods, with participants including Paul Blustein, Joseph Stiglitz, Charles Dallara, Y.V. Reddy, Yasheng Huang, Brad Delong, and Yu Yongding
Next Animation Studio
Gold-backed cryptocurrency used to attract Muslim investors
Cryptocurrency traders are now turning to gold to draw investors from Muslim nations. Reuters reports that many Gulf states don't consider cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum as compliant with Sharia law, which emphasizes economic...
TLDR News
The Crypto Crash: How Elon Musk and China Crashed the Price of Cryptocurrencies - TLDR News
This week the price of various cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Etherium and Dogecoin dropped significantly. Many are attributing this crash to Elon Musk and the Chinese Central Bank. So in this video we explain exactly what happened...
Curated Video
Optimal Currency Areas: Assessing the Eurozone's Suitability
This video lecture discusses the concept of optimal currency areas and applies specific criteria to assess whether the eurozone is an optimal currency area. The four criteria to assess the optimality of a single currency are symmetry of...
Economics Explained
The Economy of EVE Online (Part 2): The Robot Problem
EVE Online has a botting problem. Robots can be programmed to play this game for hours at a time with no rest needed. This has meant that normal players looking to play the game have been pushed to the side by these armies of robots that...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Ukraine & the Future of Europe: Introduction of panelists
Learn the panelists who will give their thoughts about Ukraine and how to assist them. Ukraine & the Future of Europe, Part 1
Jabzy
China and the Outside World - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about China and the Outside World
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Jean Pisani-Ferry: Optimal Currency Areas and Governance - The Challenge of Europe (3/8)
Jean Pisani-Ferry is the Director of Bruegel, Brussels, and a speaker at INET's Conference at Bretton Woods on April 10, 2011.
Economics Explained
Can Presidents "Make or Break" an Economy?: Government Debt and the Presidency
The United States 2020 Presidential election has been called by pretty much every organization that covers the event in any capacity and while the final decision is not made until the special club that is the electoral college has...
Financial Times
Tech Wash: Facebook's new page with Libra coin
FT Washington correspondent Kiran Stacey looks at this week's launch of the payments and online currency system