Institute for New Economic Thinking
Dirk Bezemer - Growth and Crisis: The Two Faces of Credit
At least since Joseph Schumpeter we know that credit is good for economic growth. At least since 2007 we know that too much credit foreshadows financial turmoil. Inspired by Keynes and Minsky, Dirk Bezemer pieces together a cross-country...
Sustainable Business Consulting
Making the Case for Sustainable Investing and Banking
Provides points for making the business case for implementing sustainable investing and banking policies
Curated Video
Understanding Monetary Policy and its Impact on Business
In this lecture video, the speaker discusses one of the key economic policies of the government, monetary policy. They explain that monetary policy is organized and managed by independent central banks, such as the Bank of England, and...
The Wall Street Journal
The Economic Outlook- Part 2
The U.S. economy has been expanding since 2009, but globally growth is slowing. Did someone say "recession"? Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, offers her perspective.
The Wall Street Journal
World Bank's President on Covid-19 and the Economy
David Malpass gives his take on the effect of the virus on emerging economies such as India, Brazil and China.
Curated Video
Describing Negative Values with Words
In this lesson, students will learn to describe negative values using words by utilizing a number line. The concept of absolute value, which is the distance a number is from zero, will be explored through various examples, such as debts,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Richard Koo - A "Balance Sheet Recession"
Nomura Research Institute's Richard Koo says that what the world is experiencing right now, a "balance sheet recession," is different from traditional recessions. However, Japan recently experienced a similar type of recession, and Koo...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Lance Taylor: Maynard's Revenge
In INET's exclusive interview with Lance Taylor, he discusses the concepts behind his recent book "Maynard's Revenge: The Collapse of Free Market Macroeconomics"
The Business Professor
Shelter Principle and Buyers of Collateral 2-403
Shelter Principle and Buyers of Collateral 2-403
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Paul Davidson - What Goes Around Comes Around 3/4
In the third part of this four-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Journal of Post Keynesian Economics co-founder Paul Davidson about Davidson's book The Keynes Solution: The...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Steve Keen: How He Saw "It" Coming 2/7
In part 2 of the interview he talks about how in his search for a realistic framework of capitalism he ended up with the work of Hyman Minsky. Unlike standard theory, Keen says, Minsky emphasizes the role of money and debt in the...
MarketWatch
A guide to spending your $1,200 stimulus check
If you collected the stimulus check but are fortunate enough to still have a job, how should you spend the extra cash? Here are some tips to help you decide.
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: The Merchant of Venice - Theme of Gender
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the way gender roles are presented in The Merchant of Venice. Meet fierce and rebellious characters like Portia and Jessica and see how the men react to such strong and...
Curated Video
Mario Seccareccia - Why Governments Should Run Deficits Now
What do nearly all governments have in common these days? They all are struggling to reduce fiscal deficits. Clearly, they are not listening to the advice from Mario Seccareccia, who says: Fiscal deficits? That's what we should be aiming...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The "Strange World" of a Balance Sheet Recession
In part 1 of INET's interview with Richard Koo, he lays out the ideas behind a "Balance Sheet Recession," and discusses why the monetary policy QE 2 won't work
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Paul Davidson - The Trouble With the Ergodic Axiom 2/4
In the second part of this four-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Journal of Post Keynesian Economics co-founder Paul Davidson about Davidson's book The Keynes Solution:...
Curated Video
Fiscal Rules: Importance, Impact, and Challenges
This video is a lecture discussing fiscal rules in economics. The speaker explains how governments must project their spending and tax revenue in order to maintain fiscal responsibility, and how fiscal rules are individual targets and...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Arjun Jayadev: Inequality and Macroeconomics Dynamics 2/5
Arjun Jayadev, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Boston speaking at the panel entitled "The Impact of Inequality on Macroeconomics Dynamics" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Lessons Ignored From the 1930s
Walker Todd is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute's new Center for Monetary Financial Alternatives, and an Institute grantee. He is also an economic consultant with 20 years' experience at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and...
Curated Video
Comparing Numbers Using a Number Line in Real World Situations
In this video, the teacher explains how to compare positive and negative numbers in real-world situations using a number line. The examples given involve debts and amounts of money owed by different individuals. The teacher emphasizes...
Curated Video
Fiscal Rebalancing and Austerity Measures Explained
The video provides an in-depth explanation of two key terms in economics: fiscal rebalancing and austerity. The presenter covers aspects such as GDP components, trade imbalances, fiscal finances, and the size of the public sector. The...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: The Merchant of Venice - Theme of Money
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores attitudes towards money in The Merchant of Venice. In Venice, everything is about money, even in questions of friendship, religion, marriage, families, rivalries… Along the...
Financial Times
Financial crisis explained: what is the subprime of our decade?
Question 3 of 4: Katie Martin, Rob Armstrong and Rana Foroohar answer questions from the FT's Instagram followers: 'What is the subprime of our decade? Where are the unseen risks?'
The Business Professor
Priority in Purchase Money Security Interst in Collateral
Priority in Purchase Money Security Interst in Collateral