The Wall Street Journal
Race Relations, Business and Society
Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Vista Equity Partners CEO Robert Smith look at the debate over race relations in the U.S. Is it just divisive or can it lead to a more unified society? What should CEOs focus on, and what does success...
Curated Video
Measuring and Assessing Income Inequality Using Lorenz Curve and Gini Index
In this video, the presenter explains how to measure and assess income inequality using a Lorenz curve and the Gini Index. He breaks down the complicated definitions of the Lorenz curve and simplifies it as a graph indicating income...
History Hit
Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet: The limits of Ottoman expansion
Why did the Ottoman empire stop expanding? Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet, Part 5
Institute of Art and Ideas
Alternatives to capitalism
As China and Russia adopt their own variants, the reign of capitalism seems absolute. Yet there are many who wish for an alternative and some who claim a final crisis is in the making. Is there a radical alternative that we have not yet...
NPR
Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Many California immigrants become their own bosses. For example, one immigrant from Thailand started a Thai food business that will likely be expanding very soon. Experts note that there are some good reasons why immigrants are likely to...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How China's Economy Actually Works
Professor Chenggang Xu (Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business) explains what the world commonly misunderstands about Chinese economic growth and reform.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Do Economists Understand the Economy?
Missing the big picture is all too common in the field. Lance Taylor, Professor Emeritus at The New School for Social Research, has focused on the reconstruction of macroeconomic theory and seeks to challenge mainstream approaches....
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:...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Mainstream Economics & Gender | Feminist Economics Part 5
In this fifth and final lecture in the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Feminist Economics” series, Professor Jayati Ghosh explores some of the shortcomings of mainstream economics. Heavily reliant on unrealistic assumptions and...
All Ears English
Job Interview Tips: Part 2 COMMON QUESTIONS
Job Interview Tips: Part 2 COMMON QUESTIONS
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...
Curated Video
Evaluating Shifts in the Aggregate Demand Curve: The Art of Evaluation
The video is a lecture presentation providing guidance on how to evaluate shifts in the aggregate demand curve and the final impact on the real economy. The presenter explains how to identify and analyze individual shifts in the AD...
Curated Video
Is America Doing Enough To Go Green?
With global greenhouse gas emissions at record levels, and the future of Earth at stake, what are Americans doing to safeguard the planet for future generations? And what more can be done?
TLDR News
Can Trump Win Re-Election 13 Keys to the Whitehouse Applied to 2020 - TLDR News
Trump was hoping to coast the 2020 election, but with some major issues arising for his campaign, we consider if he can win re-election. In this video put Trump through the test proposed by Professor Alan Lichtman - the Thirteen Keys to...
Mediacorp
Trouble on the Mekong: Solar Power to the Rescue
This video highlights the efforts of Okra Solar, a social enterprise backed by the Cambodian Government, to provide clean and affordable energy to off-grid communities in Cambodia. This sustainable approach showcases the potential for...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Jeff Sachs - The New Gilded Age 5/5
In Part 5 of this interview From the Director's Chair, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Jeffrey Sachs about the challenges of collective action.Sachs offers a brief history lesson comparing the problems of today to...
Financial Times
How will Brexit reshape the City of London? | Lex Megatrends
Brexit has eroded the City's position as Europe's financial hub. From Singapore-on-Thames to a lawless Dodge City, the FT's Lex looks at how the City will reinvent itself
Curated Video
The Purpose and Importance of Financial Regulation in the Banking Sector
In this lecture presentation, the speaker discusses the purpose and importance of financial regulation within the banking and financial sector. The speaker explains the various risks involved in banking, including credit risk, market...
Curated Video
How Prostitution Built The Wild West
Putting the "wild" into Wild West, prostitution was big business in frontier communities – and gave the so-called "soiled doves" who controlled the industry wealth and influence as America grew.
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?'
AllTime 10s
10 Billion Dollar Companies That Are Secretly Going Bankrupt
Could Uber be about to take its last ride? Is Twitter about to stop Tweeting? Alltime 10s looks at 10 companies that are seriously struggling in the modern economic climate, and may just be on the verge of extinction.
Seven Dimensions
Handling Tricky Appraisals
In this video, a confident and self-assured employee named Carol goes into her performance appraisal expecting praise and rewards, only to be met with criticism and the news of pay cuts. As tensions rise and emotions run high, Carol...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Is Growth Becoming a Scarce Commodity?
In part 3 of INET's interview with John Fullerton, the founder of the Capital Institute discusses the fact that if there are limits to growth, then we are faced with a tricky allocation challenge as developing countries start consuming more