Instructional Video1:14
Curated Video

What Is an Effective Tax Rate?

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast - Learn about effective tax rates in this Howcast finance video with expert Gregory McGraime.
Instructional Video3:49
The Business Professor

Computing tax credits

Higher Ed
Tax credits reduce the liability of a taxpayer. That is, it reduces the amount of taxes owed. This is different than a deduction, which reduces the taxable income of a taxpayer.
Instructional Video4:51
The Business Professor

Alternative minimum taxes

Higher Ed
The alternative minimum tax system or ATM was created to make certain everyone pays a minimum percentage of income taxes. This video explains how alternative minimum taxes are calculated and applied.
Instructional Video5:56
Curated Video

Should Robots Be Taxed?

Higher Ed
Should Robots Be Taxed?
Instructional Video13:41
Hip Hughes History

The Articles of Confederation Explained: U.S. History Review

6th - 12th
A review of our first Constitution, the AOC. What were the Articles of Confederation? How did it run the United States? Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Mr. Hughes explains the basics of the Articles of Confederation including...
Instructional Video14:33
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Innovation Needs Inventors

Higher Ed
By not addressing inclusivity, we are losing entire generations of new minds. MIT Economist John Van Reenan describes this in his research as the "lost Einstein" effect, and argues that to get innovation back on track we need to do a...
Instructional Video11:36
Curated Video

The Impact of Tax Laws on Business Performance Around the World

Higher Ed
The video discusses the impact that the tax system and tax laws have on businesses in different countries. It explains the two main forms of tax that businesses have to pay, which are VAT and corporation tax. The video goes on to explain...
Instructional Video4:54
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Michael Spence: Policy Proposals for the United States (4/5)

Higher Ed
Nobel Laureate Michael Spence favors a consumption tax: a big chunk of government revenues should come from taxes on value added and consumption. Besides a sensible energy policy, Spence's agenda reads jobs, jobs, and jobs. The tradable...
Instructional Video14:13
Curated Video

Taxation and Tax Structures: Understanding the Basics

12th - Higher Ed
This video provides an overview of taxation and its different structures, such as proportionate, progressive and regressive. The speaker explains why taxes are necessary, how they are used to manage the economy, redistribute income and...
Instructional Video4:56
The Business Professor

Alternative minimum taxes

Higher Ed
The alternative minimum tax system or ATM was created to make certain everyone pays a minimum percentage of income taxes. This video explains how alternative minimum taxes are calculated and applied.
Instructional Video3:52
The Business Professor

Computing tax credits

Higher Ed
Tax credits reduce the liability of a taxpayer. That is, it reduces the amount of taxes owed. This is different than a deduction, which reduces the taxable income of a taxpayer.
Instructional Video16:41
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Tax the Rich

Higher Ed
"Patriotic people pay taxes."<b<br/>r/>

Morris Pearl talks with Rob Johnson about his new book, and the vision of his organization: Patriotic Millionaires.
Instructional Video3:19
Institute for New Economic Thinking

One Dollar. One Vote. [Emmanuel Saez]

Higher Ed
Inequality is destroying our society. While taxation is meant to organize resources for the public good, our current tax system serves only the few. When wealth is consolidated, elections are bought, and democracy dies.
Instructional Video2:11
ACDC Leadership

Automatic Stabilizers- Macro Topic 3.9

12th - Higher Ed
In this video I explain the basics of fiscal policy and the difference between non-discretionary and discretionary fiscal policy.
Instructional Video10:32
Curated Video

Policy Approaches to Alleviate Poverty in an Economic System

12th - Higher Ed
The video is a lecture presentation on policy approaches to alleviate poverty within an economic system. The speaker covers three areas: fiscal drag effect, the poverty trap, and the unemployment trap, and discusses potential remedies...
Instructional Video
Other

We the Economy: Taxation Nation

9th - 10th
Why is our tax system so complicated? Teachers have long relied on educational cartoons with catchy songs to simplify everything from grammar to government. Can a cartoon conquer a challenge like today's tax system, with its...