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Curated Video
Understanding Real Wage and Natural Unemployment
This video provides an explanation of the concepts of real wage and natural unemployment, with a focus on distinguishing between the two. The presenter uses graphs and definitions to illustrate the differences between these types of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Alexander Field: Mixed Lessons From the Great Depression (4/4)
In part 4 of this INET interview, Alexander Field discusses lessons we can learn today from the experiences of the Depression. He suggests there are positives for advocates of both private industry and the public sector, since both...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Exploring the Economics of Race
Columbia professor Dan O’Flaherty explains how an awareness of racial trauma developed from growing up in Newark inspired him to write and teach on the economics of race.<b<br/>r/>
Credits: Matthe<br/>w Kulvicki, Nick Alpha
Credits: Matthe<br/>w Kulvicki, Nick Alpha
Professor Dave Explains
Types of Unemployment: Frictional, Structural, Cyclical, and Seasonal
We just learned about the labor force, but what about those who are unemployed? What are the reasons that people might be unemployed? What does this signify about an economy? Is it possible or desirable for there to be zero unemployment?...
ACDC Leadership
Income Inequality- EconMovies #17
Hey internet, this is Jacob Clifford. Avengers: Endgame was awesome and it included some great examples to help you learn about income inequality. The goal of this episode was to help you see both sides of the deabte and introduce...
Economics Explained
The Economics of Foreign Exchange: Globalization
The foreign currency exchange market is one of the most influential markets in the world today, the New York stock exchange, the Nasdaq and the Tokyo stock exchange the three largest securities markets in the world have a daily...
Professor Dave Explains
The Labor Force
In our society, most people have to have jobs. But what qualifies as a job? How do we determine who is part of the labor force? How has globalization impacted the labor force? We've all heard terms like outsourcing and offshoring, what...
ACDC Leadership
Unemployment- Macro Topic 2.3
Hey econ students! I made this video to help you understand unemployment. Make sure you can calculate the unemployment rate and the labor force participation rate. Also, make sure you know the three types of unemployment and why full...
Khan Academy
Unemployment Rate Primer, Current Economics, Finance and Capital Markets
Ever wonder how the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the ever-changing unemployment rate? Sal explains this by breaking down the US population into subsets, including the labor force and the unemployed. He explains the formula for...