Hip Hughes History
The Debt Ceiling Explained: American Government Review
Let HipHughes explain the basics about the Debt Ceiling.
Financial Times
Charts That Count: sovereign debt is protein, not dessert
Brendan Greeley says economists have started talking more openly about sovereign debt. For example, if a country's nominal growth rate is higher than its cost of debt, it might make sense to borrow.
Curated Video
Understanding Bank Rates and the Transmission Mechanism for Monetary Policy
This video explains the concept of bank rates and the transmission mechanism, which is the process by which a central bank's monetary policy decisions are passed on through financial markets to businesses and households. The video covers...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Not to Criticize Standard Economic Models
Josh Mason from John Jay College CUNY doesn’t think teaching contending economic theories is effective, and sees the objective of introductory economics courses as teaching students basic tools to understand economic terminology,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Natural Cycle of Recoveries
In part 4 of INET's interview with Lance Taylor, he says that the recovery from the crisis will take time, and should involve increased labor buying power and more private investment from profits
Curated Video
Introduction to Fiscal Policy: Understanding Expansionary and Contractionary Policies
The video is a lecture on fiscal policy. The presenter begins by explaining the difference between expansionary and contractionary fiscal policy. He goes on to discuss the macro and micro economic aspects of fiscal policy, explaining how...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Three Major Economic Fault Lines
In part 1 of INET's interview with Raghuram Rajan he connects rising inequality and debt, government stimulus programs, and international capital mobility to explain the crisis and fragility in the world economy. About international...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Money View: G2 Trade Balance Explained
This video visually illustrates the concepts behind Perry Mehrling's Money View post titled "G2 Trade Balance Explained" at ineteconomics.org
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Money View: The Inherent Instability of Credit
This video visually illustrates the ideas behind the Money View blog post "The Inherent Instability of Credit" at INET Online.
TLDR News
America's Debt Crisis Explained: Why Politicians Just Can't Agree - TLDR News
Currently, the US is having a major argument about the debt ceiling, with many republicans refusing to see the ceiling shifted. So in this video, we unpack the argument, why Republicans are so upset and what happens if the Democrats...
Curated Video
Understanding Monetary Policy and Interest Rates in the UK
This video provides an explanation of monetary policy and its role in creating price stability in the economy. It specifically focuses on the UK's central bank, the Bank of England, and their target of a 2% annual increase in the...
Curated Video
The Loanable Funds Theory: Explaining Interest Rates in Economics
This video explains the loanable funds theory. It also highlights the role of credit creation and destruction by banks in determining interest rates. The video explains the factors that influence the demand and supply of loanable funds...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Money View: In Gold They Trust
This video visually illustrates points made in "In Gold They Trust," a blog post by Perry Mehrling at INET Online. For more information,
Brian McLogan
Learn how to subtract a three digit whole number from another three digit whole number
👉 You will learn how to add and subtract integers. We will work through adding and subtracting two integers up to multiple integers. We can look at adding and subtracting integers by looking at there values on a number line where there...
Economics Explained
Can Presidents "Make or Break" an Economy?: Government Debt and the Presidency
The United States 2020 Presidential election has been called by pretty much every organization that covers the event in any capacity and while the final decision is not made until the special club that is the electoral college has...
MarketWatch
Here's how your home equity can be used as a financial safety net
For most homeowners, the equity in their house represents one of their biggest assets. The challenge is getting access to that equity without having to sell the house. Here's how a home equity line of credit (HELOC) can help.
Financial Times
Why Hong Kong is the world's least affordable city
The rate rise by the US Federal Reserve has lifted mortgage rates in Hong Kong making it a more expensive place to live. The FT's Emma Dunkley looks at why the property market is overvalued.
Curated Video
Understanding Debt and Equity Capital for Financial Markets
This video provides a detailed explanation of the differences between debt capital and equity capital as ways of raising finance in the financial markets. The host discusses the various economic agents who operate in these markets and...
The Business Professor
Debtor Rights and Protections
Law in the United States provides numerous protections for debtors against unfair or unjust treatment by creditors. This video explores what are the rights and legal protections of a debtor under US Law?
Economics Explained
Negative Interest Rates - Explained: Monetary Policy
In July of 2009, The Central Bank of Sweden lowered its overnight deposit rate to negative 0.25% – effectively charging the country's retail banks to pay it to look after its money. At the turn of the millennia, negative interest rates...
Two Minute Music Theory
What Are Secondary Dominants?
Secondary Dominants can be a little confusing. Why does the label look like a fraction? What does it mean to borrow a chord from another key? We'll talk about all of that today.
Curated Video
Evaluating Trade Deficits
This video focuses on the topic of trade deficits. The presenter provides an explanation of what trade deficits are and how they are measured using the current account on the balance of payments. They discuss the implications of having a...