MarketWatch
Thinking of refinancing your student loans? Watch this first.
It can be tempting to refinance your student loans for a lower interest rate, but it’s important to read the fine print of what protections you may be losing. Here's what to consider.
MarketWatch
What is student loan forbearance and is it right for you?
Student loan payments are set to resume in October after a three-year freeze and getting a forbearance means you could avoid paying for a little longer. But is that a good idea? Here's what you should know.
Curated Video
Factors That Affect Income
“Factors That Affect Income” discusses various economic factors that affect profit and income, such as inflation, deflation, unemployment, capital goods, human capital, and productivity.
Curated Video
Post-War Economy
During the postwar era, the United States shifted from a war-driven economy to a consumer-driven economy. Americans ceased making wartime sacrifices and began enjoying postwar indulgences.
Hip Hughes History
The Grange Explained in 3 Minutes: US History Review
Learn the very basics about the 19th century Grange formation. What did they want, whom did they hate on?
ACDC Leadership
Key Graphs of AP Macroeconomics
It's time to review the 5 key graphs of macroeconomics. Make sure to watch the videos explaining each graph.
The Economist
How covid-19 could change the financial world order
America has dominated global finance for decades. But could covid-19 tip the balance of financial power in China's favour?
MarketWatch
What happens to unemployment benefits without a new stimulus?
The CARES Act has offered financial relief to Americans impacted by the pandemic, but as the year comes closer to an end, so do these benefits. Here's how to prepare your finances if Congress doesn't extend the benefits.
Curated Video
How Banks Create Credit in the Wider Economy
This video explains how banks and financial institutions create credit in the wider economy. The presenter uses examples to illustrate how banks extend loans and create assets on their balance sheet, while also opening equal value...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Economics Is in Need of Radical Reform
"Openness" and "restructuring" led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. But if it also led to the collapse of orthodox economics, James Galbraith wouldn't mind. The University of Texas economist outlines how the profession has become...
NPR
Lending Circles Boost Credit
When someone borrows money and pays it back on time, they build credit, and good credit allows them to borrow more. People without a good credit history are often blocked from important economic transactions like renting an apartment or...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Michael Hudson: Debt: The Politics and Economics of Restructuring 2/4
Michael Hudson, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, University of Missouri, Kansas City at the panel entitled "The Challenge of DeLeveraging and Overhangs of Debt II: The Politics and Economics of Restructuring" at the...
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...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
One Nation, Under Finance
Access to finance was supposed to reduce inequality, and make us all better off. Why hasn't that happened? Birmingham City Business School Senior Lecturer Hanna Szymborska calls for economists and bankers to look more deeply, and to root...
FuseSchool
Inequalities
CREDITS Animation & Design: Jean-Pierre Louw Narration: Lucy Billings Script: Lucy Billings An equal’s sign means two expressions are equal to one another. But sometimes the expressions are not equal… we might only know that something is...
SWPictures
Helping Social Entrepreneurs - Microfinance & Poverty
Can the poor borrow their way out of poverty? In this episode, Alvin Hall aims to find out by lending just $25 to two small business women in Tanzania, via Kiva, a global micro-finance website.
Curated Video
Financing Your Business: A Guide to Approaching Investors and Securing Funding
The video is a guide for aspiring entrepreneurs on how to finance the launch of a business. It provides various avenues of financing and practical ways to approach investors, including friends and family, veteran programs, microlenders,...
PBS
Will Economic Stimulus Save the Economy? (COVID-19)
The U.S. just passed the biggest economic stimulus package in history in response to COVID-19... what do past examples tell us about its effectiveness?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Debt We Don't Talk About
How do you know a major financial crisis is coming? Look for a spike in privately held debt, by households and corporations. That's the argument of Richard Vague, author of The Next Economic Disaster: Why It's Coming and How to Avoid It....
Jabzy
Mongolian Revolution 1911-21 - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Mongolian Revolution 1911-21
Curated Video
Understanding Leverage Ratio in Banking
This is a video discussing the leverage ratio and its importance in measuring a bank's capital reserves relative to the loans it has taken on. The video discusses how the regulator sets a minimum leverage ratio for banks and how this...
Curated Video
Understanding Gearing Ratio and How to Alter It
The video explains the concept of gearing ratio in finance. It defines non-current liabilities and capital employed, and shows how to calculate the ratio using a live example. It also discusses the impact of high and low levels of...