Crash Course
Monetary and Fiscal Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics
Today, Craig is going to dive into the controversy of monetary and fiscal policy. Monetary and fiscal policy are ways the government, and most notably the Federal Reserve, influences the economy - for better or for worse. So we’re going...
Crash Course
The New Deal Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the New Deal, which was president Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to pull the united States out of the Great Depression of the 1930's. Did it work? Maybe. John will teach you about some of the most...
Crash Course
Fiscal Policy and Stimulus: Crash Course Economics
In which Jacob and Adriene teach you about the evils of fiscal policy and stimulus. Well, maybe the policies aren't evil, but there is an evil lair involved. In this episode we learn how government use taxes and spending influence the...
Crash Course
Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics
In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the compromises met in ratifying the U.S. Constitution. The United State’s didn’t always have its current system of government. Actually, this is it’s second attempt. Craig will delve into the...
The Business Professor
Sequestration (Government Spending)
Sequestration refers to automatic spending cuts that occur through the withdrawal of funding for certain (but not all) government programs.
PBS
Should the U.S. Government Balance Its Budget?
You've probably heard a politician say, "If a household can balance their budget, then the federal government should, too!" But it turns out to be a bit more complicated than that...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Alternative Theories of Economic Growth and Inflation [Segment 8]
Taught by John Smithin Assisted by Fredrick Zhou There are two alternative views about how to promote economic growth. We develop two generic growth equations, each including the trade balance, the primary budget deficit, and the...
Curated Video
Understanding Aggregate Demand and Its Expenditure Components
The video explains the concept of aggregate demand and its four expenditure components that make up the total expenditure for an economy's goods and services over time - consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports. The...
ACDC Leadership
Fiscal Policy and the Tax Multiplier Practice (2 of 2)- Macro Topic 3.8
In this video I explain how changes in taxation are different than changes in government spending. Keep in mind that tax cuts have less of an effect on AD than increasing spending since people save a portion of a tax cut. Thanks for...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Bill Mitchell: Demystifying Modern Monetary Theory
In a challenge to conventional views on modern monetary and fiscal policy, Professor Bill Mitchell of Newcastle University in Australia has emerged as one of the foremost exponents of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), a heterodox challenge...
Curated Video
Fiscal Policy: Threats and Opportunities for Businesses
This video is a lecture on fiscal policy, which refers to the decisions a government makes about taxation levels and formats, government spending on services, and implications for government borrowing. The Chancellor of the UK sets out...
ACDC Leadership
Aggregate Demand- Macro Topic 3.1 (Old Version)
In this video. I explain the most important graph in most introductory macroeconomics courses- the aggregate demand model. In this video I cover aggregate demand (AD), aggregate supply (AS), and the long run aggregate supply (LRAS). Make...
The Wall Street Journal
The Fed's Jerome Powell on the U.S. Economy
Chairman of The Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell discusses the state of the American economy, the potential impact on Main Street and how that will translate to jobseekers.
Curated Video
Circular Flow of Income for an Open Economy: Injections and Leakages
This video lecture explores the circular flow of income for an open economy, taking into account external injections and leakages. The lecturer provides a recap of the basics of economic activity and circular flow for a closed economy,...
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...
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...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
William Janeway: The Market or the State? (2/6)
William Janeway is a Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus and a speaker at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 10, 2011.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Dennis Snower: The Euro Crisis - The German Perspective
Welcome to our new video series titled "New Economic Thinking." The series will feature dozens of conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today. This episode features...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Conference Highlights on a Wide Array of Talks
A quick overview of the talks that took place at INET's Inaugural Conference at King's College, Cambridge
TLDR News
Three Arguments AGAINST Scottish Independence - TLDR News
A while ago we made a video running through 3 reasons in favour of Scottish Independence, so now we're telling the other side of the story - the reasons to stay. So in this video we look at the reasons in favour of the union and why...
TLDR News
Has May’s Brexit ‘Bribe’ Backfired? - Explaining Brexit.
Some have accused May of trying to bribe Labour MPs through her new Stronger Towns Fund. We discuss if she's attempting to bribe MPs to support her deal and if it will even work.
ACDC Leadership
Fiscal Policy and the Multiplier Practice (1 of 2)- Macro Topic 3.8
Time to practice. In this video I explain how to use the spending multiplier to close a recessionary gap. This is an old video, but it's still good.
Intelligence Squared
P.J. O'Rourke: The Funniest Man in America
P.J. O'Rourke is America's premier political satirist.
Economics Explained
The Economic Failure of Venezuela: The Oil Boom
Venezuela. Once the richest country in all of Latin America, it is now home to the single greatest economic downturn for a country in modern history. In terms of countries that had it easy, Venezuela, by all counts, should be at the top...