Institute for New Economic Thinking
Erik Berglof: Building a Bridge Between Political And Economic Reform
Since it's release in late 2013, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Transition Report "Stuck In Transition" has generated a lot of attention for its compelling and provocative conclusions about the intersection...
ShortCutsTv
THE ENGLISH-ROMANIAN ADOPTEES PROJECT
The English-Romanian Adoptees Project was the first study to follow a cohort of children who had suffered periods of institutional deprivation through into adult life. To their surprise, researchers found that problems experienced by...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Economic History | How & How NOT to Do Economics with Robert Skidelsky
In this tenth lecture in INET’s “How and How Not to Do Economics,” Robert Skidelsky argues that there are two main reasons why economists should study history. The first is to make history better. The second is to make economics better....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Jiahua Pan: Managing the Global Commons 3/5
Jiahua Pan, Professor of Economics and Director, Institute for Urban & Environmental Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) at the panel entitled "Managing the Global Commons: Growth, Inequality, and New Thinking for...
Weird History
Walter Freeman Jackson - The Man Who Invented The Lobotomy
Walter Jackson Freeman II was an evangelical neurosurgeon, vocal about his beliefs and touting a procedure of his own creation from the 1940s through the 1960s. It was called a lobotomy, an operation that involved inserting a sharp metal...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Adair Turner: The Consequences of Money-Manager Capitalism
In the wake of World War II, much of the western world, particularly the United States, adopted a new form of capitalism called “managerial welfare-state capitalism.” The system by design constrained financial institutions with...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Orlando Patterson - Jamaica The Confounding Island
Orlando Patterson, a historical and cultural sociologist, is John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He previously held faculty appointments at the University of the West Indies, his alma mater, and the London School of...
ACDC Leadership
Development Economics- EconMovies #11
In this episode I overanalyze Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger. I discuss the field of developmental economics and explain how Steve Rodgers can be seen as a metaphor for the world's underdeveloped countries.
Science360
Testing Ways to Protect Against Natural Hazards - NHERI
The National Science Foundation's NHERI Experimental Facilities allow researchers to test ground-breaking concepts to protect our infrastructure against natural hazards, and enable innovations that help prevent natural hazards from...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Charles Nelson - Romania's Abandoned Children
Dr. Nelson’s research interests are broadly concerned with developmental cognitive neuroscience, an interdisciplinary field concerned with the intersection of brain and cognitive development. His specific interests are concerned with the...
Science360
The Mission of the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
What is the mission of the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs within the National Science Foundation? What is OLPA currently working on and what are its goals for the future? This video explains all the above and shows you what the...
The Wall Street Journal
Case Studies: The Do-It-Yourself Skills Pipeline
Having a tough time finding employees with the right talents? Two case studies on how to build your own skills pipeline.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Edward Kane - Political Economy of Controlling Systemic Risk
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 8: Political Economy: What Can Government Do? What Will Government Do?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
D'Maris Coffman: Bringing History to Economics
This episode features grantee D'Maris Coffman of the Centre for Financial History talking about her organization's commitment to a New Financial History and what the fruits of their approach can tell us about modern debt crises and...
Science360
Redefining success in STEM
How do you define success in STEM? By discovering? Inventing? Graduating? By redefining what it means to be successful in STEM fields, institutional barriers can be lowered for underrepresented groups. Dr. Corey Welch is program manager...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John Jost - System Justification Theory
John T. Jost is Professor of Psychology and Politics and Co-Director of the Center for Social and Political Behavior at New York University. His research, which addresses stereotyping, prejudice, political ideology, and system...
The Business Professor
Understanding the Definition of Marketing
This video provides an overview and discussion on the concept of marketing. The video aims to broaden the viewer's understanding of marketing beyond conventional perceptions and highlight its significance in creating value and...
Sustainable Business Consulting
Sustainable Finance and the Faith Community
Provides examples from several different faith communities who are leading in this space
Curated Video
Market Failure in the Financial Sector: Causes and Effects
In this lecture presentation, the speaker discusses market failure within the financial sector, its causes, and impact on society. The speaker explains the different forms of market failure such as asymmetric information, externalities,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Discussion and Q&A: Inequality and Macroeconomics Dynamics 5/5
Discussion and Q&A at the panel entitled "The Impact of Inequality on Macroeconomics Dynamics" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin. April 14, 2012. #inetberlin
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Racist Violence and Economic Activity
Riots, lynching and other forms of violence dramatically disproportionate impact on the lives and prospects of African inventors. That’s just one indicator, says Professor Lisa Cook, of the profound impact of racial violence on the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Gary Orfield - Teachers Make a Difference
Gary Orfield is Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Orfield's research interests are in the study of civil rights, education policy,...
Cerebellum
America's Documents Of Freedom 1787-1796 - Washington’s Farewell Address 1796
Our country’s destiny has been shaped by those who gave of their leadership, wisdom and sometimes their lives. Our American’s Documents of Freedom have recorded the evolution of our republic down through the years. This program focuses...