Curated Video
Understanding Short-Run Costs in Economics
In this video, the topic of short-run costs is explored, specifically the distinction between short run and long run and its implications on costs. The video explains the specific definitions applied by economists to time frames,...
Intelligence Squared
Why Capitalism and Climate Change are Not Enemies
In light of the potential collapse of our climate, momentum garnered by Greta Thunberg and raging Australian wildfires, Intelligence Squared hosted a climate...[Part 2/5] Adair Turner on Why Capitalism and Climate Change are Not Enemies
Curated Video
Rewriting Percent Decrease as a Multiplication Problem
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a percent decrease as a multiplication problem. Using examples of items on sale, the teacher demonstrates how to represent the original price, the discount, and the sale price as...
Curated Video
Environmental Functions and Models in Economics
This video discusses the environmental functions and models used in economics to evaluate the effects of economic activity and growth on the environment. The three main functions of the environment are explained as a provider of...
Curated Video
Understanding X-Inefficiency in Different Market Structures
The video lecture discusses X-Inefficiency. The video explains that X-Inefficiency can lead to rising costs, poor decision-making, and reduced productivity, and identifies issues such as patents, lack of incentive to innovate, and...
Healthcare Triage
Medicaid for Children Leads to Better Outcomes Later in Life
The recent election has caused many to question whether significant changes are about to happen to Medicaid. Repeal of the Affordable Care Act would, of course, lead to the elimination of the Medicaid expansion, which could result in...
Healthcare Triage
Donald Trump and Healthcare Cost Sharing
One of the few things that both Donald trump and Hilary Clinton seemed to agree on is that high out-of-pocket spending, specifically as it relates to the Affordable Care Act, is a problem. One of Clinton's most popular health care...
Healthcare Triage
Money Can't Buy You Weight Loss AND Vaccine Investment Strategy
Aaron's been traveling, so this will be more of a quick hits episode. This is Healthcare Triage News...and we're talking about whether workplace premium incentives lead to employee weight loss, whether behavioral interventions improve...
Curated Video
Allocative Efficiency: Definition, Importance, and Market Structures
The video is a lecture on allocative efficiency, which discusses the optimal allocation of resources to produce goods that consumers actually want. The lecturer explains allocative efficiency in detail, including how it's different from...
ACDC Leadership
The Push-Up Machine - Labor Market Activity
This is a great activity to simulate the labor market and show how a business decides how many workers to hire. Watch the video and see if you can figure out the following: 1. How many workers should be hired to maximize profit? 2. What...
Healthcare Triage
Orphan Drugs: An Introduction
In the United States, the median price for an orphan drug is about $100,000 per year, twenty times the price of the median non-orphan drug. Given the staggering cost, you'd think we'd have a solid handle on whether that money is...
ACDC Leadership
Types of Profit- Micro Topic 3.4
Hey econ students. Here’s a quick video explaining the difference between accounting profit and economic profit. Just remember that accountants only factor in explicit costs while economists factor in explicit AND implicit costs. Also,...
ACDC Leadership
Micro 6.4 Positive Externalities- ACDC Econ
Mr. Clifford's 60 second explanation of positive externalities (aka: spillover benefits). Notice that there are two different demand curves. One is the marginal private benefit which ignores the spillover benefits of flu shots and the...
Curated Video
Understanding Quantitative Easing
The video discusses quantitative easing, an unconventional form of monetary policy that was implemented by major developed economies like the US and UK following the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It explains how central banks were...
Healthcare Triage
How Administrative Costs Drive Healthcare Costs
Administration of medical care is a huge driver of costs in the United States' healthcare system. Running hospitals, generating bills, and collecting payment are just a few of the activities that take up health providers' time, and run...
Curated Video
Extension of Property Rights and the Coase Theorem
In this video, the topic of the extension of property rights is discussed, and how governments use it to correct market failure. The Coase theorem is explained and an example is given to illustrate this principle. The video also explains...
Curated Video
routing protocols : Types of Routing Protocols -Distance Vector, Link State
From the section: Routing Introduction. In this section, we look into Routed protocols, demonstrations, static routes, dynamic routes, and different types of routing protocols. Routing Introduction: Types of Routing Protocols -Distance...
The Business Professor
Integrative Negotiation Tactics
This Video Explains Integrative Negotiation Tactics
The Wall Street Journal
The Gene-Editing Revolution
Scientists are now hoping to cure diseases by editing the faulty genes that cause them. But we are still learning about the complex working of the human genome. What are the risks when you tinker with a genetic code that we only...
Healthcare Triage
How We Pay for Obamacare: Healthcare Triage #6
After we posted our video on "How Obamacare works" tons of commenters asked how Obamacare is paid for. Often, the question was NSFW. But you ask, we answer. In this episode, we will explain how much Obamacare costs, and what spending...
Sustainable Business Consulting
The Value of TBL
Discusses why integrating sustainability into bottom line metrics is so important to the modern corporation and how it reduces risk and increases brand value
Let's Tute
Understanding Stock Ledger and Valuation
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of maintaining stock records in accounting. The video discusses how stock ledger accounts are used to keep track of the quantity and value of stock, and different methods of valuing...
Curated Video
Understanding the Role and Importance of a Business Plan for Entrepreneurs
In this video, the presenter discusses the importance of a business plan for entrepreneurs who are looking to outline their business model proposal. The presenter uses the example of the BBC business show The Apprentice and Lord Sugar to...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Capitalism: Competition, Conflict, Crisis
​Competition and conflict are intrinsic features of modern societies, inequality is persistent, and booms and busts are recurrent outcomes throughout capitalist history. State intervention modifies these patterns but does not abolish...