Hi, what do you want to do?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Making Innovation Work for China and other Developing Countries
How does innovation come about? Along the entire “innovation chain” — from research and development, to production and commercialization — government and private sectors have very different roles to play. On China’s part, providing...
ACDC Leadership
Micro Unit 6 Intro- Market Failures and the Government
A quick overview of what you will cover in the sixth unit of Microeconomics. Virtually all teachers will cover the same topics, but keep in mind that some teachers might teach a few concepts in a different order.
Professor Dave Explains
Public Goods and Externalities
In a free market, there are certain things that the government must provide that the marketplace cannot. These are called public goods, and they include things like schools, roads, parks, and many other things. These are the things that...
Professor Dave Explains
Understanding Wealth Inequality
We've talked about public goods and externalities, and one negative externality associated with economic decisions is wealth inequality. A certain measure of wealth inequality is expected and desirable for any economy. But when this...
Sustainable Business Consulting
Companies Taking Action
In this lecture you see case studies about how companies use sustainable operations when interacting with potential employees, and where to look for potential opportunities to reduce wastes in products and services. Examples of companies...
Bloomberg
Jefferies' Shah on ESG Investing
Aniket Shah, global head of ESG strategy at Jefferies, discusses the opportunities with ESG investing. He speaks with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn and Haidi Stroud-Watts from the sidelines of the Jefferies Asia Forum on "Bloomberg Daybreak:...
Bloomberg
Opening Remarks from the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit Global
Nov.30 -- Peter Harrison, Group Chief Executive at Schroders, welcomes the audience to the opening session of the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit Global virtual event.
Bloomberg
Asean Banks Not Responding Fast Enough to Climate Change: WWF
Aug.21 -- Jeanne Stampe, head of Asia sustainable finance at WWF, discusses Asean banks and the organization’s sustainable banking assessment. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
Emergent Order
The Economics of Ghostbusters
How do the men of Ghostbusters represent entrepreneurship, the market economy, and government oversight? This video provides unique insight into the risks of startup companies, as well as the foundational features of a market...
Federal Reserve Bank
Episode 5: Externalities
Are those clouds or smog hovering above large cities? The fifth episode of a 10-part economic series looks into how the use of goods and services has both positive and negative externalities. Scholars use a short video to analyze how...
Federal Reserve Bank
Episode 11: Externalities
A factory provides a much needed product to the market, but it also provides ugly pollution and waste. The 11th episode of a 21-part Economic Lowdown podcast series investigates the concept of positive and negative externalities....
Crash Course
Market Failures, Taxes, and Subsidies
When should the government step in for the greater public good? Watch a video that details what happens when market externalities need some help sorting themselves out, and whether those regulatory steps are beneficial or not.
Jacob Clifford
Intro - Market Failures and the Government
What can microeconomics students expect to learn about when it comes to a unit on market failures and the role of the government? Introduce your young economists to the why and how of free market failures and how the government...
Jacob Clifford
Negative Externalities
Explore one of the four market failures and the role of government in negative externalities. In this video, an economics instructor discusses what occurs when costs spillover to someone other than producers and how the government...
Jacob Clifford
Externalities
What does AXE body spray have to do with externalities? Find out with this fun video, and help your young economists understand external benefits and external costs with the support of an engaging economics instructor.
Jacob Clifford
Positive Externalities
Watch as an economics instructor guides students through what happens when the free market fails to allocate an efficient quantity. He attempts in 90 seconds or less to discuss the positive externality graph and how a...
Crash Course
Crash Course Economics #21: Market Failures, Taxes, and Subsidies
Adriene and Jacob, hosts of Crash Course Economics video discuss market failure, taxes, subsidies and how government addresses these issues. [12:11]
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis Fed: Externalities: The Economic Lowdown Podcast Series: Episode 11
Episode 11 podcast [8:09] of the Economic Lowdown discusses the concept of positive and negative externalities and the cost-benefits of production.
The Economics of Seinfeld
The Economics of Seinfeld: The Engagement
Video clip [1:57] from Seinfeld episode teaches about the economic concepts of externality, incentives and property rights when Kramer, Elaine and Newman devise a scheme to relocate a dog that keeps Elaine up at night.
The Economics of Seinfeld
The Economics of Seinfeld: The Good Samaritan
Seinfeld episode teaches about the economic concept of "externality" as Kramer begins convulsing when he hears Mary Hart's voice on TV.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Taxes for Factoring in Negative Externalities
Discusses how to factor in negative externalities through taxation. [5:45]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Positive Externalities
What happens when all of the benefits of consumption are not captured in a demand curve? In this video [7:25] we explore how to think about positive externalities in a market setting.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Allocative Efficiency and Marginal Benefit
This video gives scenarios that exemplify marginal utility and maximization. [14:09]