TED Talks
TED: The COVID-19 crisis is a chance to do capitalism differently | Mariana Mazzucato
In the face of three simultaneous crises -- health, the economy and climate -- do we have a chance to do capitalism differently? Economist Mariana Mazzucato explains why we shouldn't try to go back to normal after the pandemic but should...
Wonderscape
The End of the Great Depression and the Impact of FDR’s New Deal
This video outlines how FDR's New Deal programs helped stabilize the US economy during the Great Depression. It also discusses the United States' entry into World War II and how the increased demand for workers contributed to the...
Mr. Beat
The One Political Issue That Unites All of Us
Mr. Beat explains corporate welfare. I mean, he tries to, at least. He really does try.
Curated Video
Social Security
When times get tough, Social Security provides a vital financial lifeline for U.S. citizens in need. But how did this revolutionary legislation come into being and what benefits does it provide?
Curated Video
Integrity: Schechter Brothers
In the 1930s, Jewish butchers the Schechter brothers showed integrity when they fought what they felt were unjust regulations, in order to uphold their faith and customer trust.
Curated Video
Hoovervilles: Shantytowns of the Great Depression
As the Great Depression worsened in the 1930s, thousands of Americans lost their jobs and eventually their homes. Shantytowns dubbed “Hoovervilles” named after unsympathetic President Herbert Hoover, spread across the U.S.
Economics Explained
The Failing Economy of Sri Lanka
Over the past decade Sri Lanka was one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. However, they took on too much debt and now the country is collapsing.
Economics Explained
The Failing Economy of Pakistan
Pakistan's economy has recently come under pressure due to high levels of debt, currency devaluation, floods, and high prices for imported food and energy. So how bad are things likely to get and what are the possible solutions? 0:00 -...
Financial Times
Coronavirus how to tackle the economic crisis
FT economics commentator Martin Sandbu analyses the emergency fiscal and monetary measures being taken to deal with the global financial and economic fallout from coronavirus.
The Wall Street Journal
Rethinking Health Policy in the Age of Coronavirus
At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, Chief Economics Commentator Greg Ip spoke with MIT Sloan School of Management's Dr. Simon Johnson and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health's Dr. Joshua Sharfstein on the public health gaps COVID-19 has...
Curated Video
Covid-19: what will happen to the global economy?
The covid-19 pandemic has caused economic chaos and uncertainty. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, answer your questions about the global economy
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Puerto Rico’s Crisis Began Before Hurricane Maria
Well before Hurricane Maria hit the island, Puerto Rico was experiencing a deep economic crisis. Marie Mora, professor of economics at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, explains the roots of “La Crisis Boricua.”
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa - Keynote Speech, INET Conference @ King's
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Day 3 - Dinner Keynote. Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa discusses the crisis in economics and provides the closing remarks on the final night of the conference.
The Wall Street Journal
U.N. Economist and Former UNICEF Head on Developing Food Crises
Arif Husain, chief economist of the U.N. World Food Programme, and Ann Veneman, former executive director of UNICEF and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, discuss the food crises developing across vulnerable regions of the world.
Economics Explained
Why is the Stock Market Still Rising?
It looks like this external shock will snowball on top of some underlying faults in the economy to cause an economic crisis that eclipses the 2000’s tech bible and the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008. Most people of note from...
Economics Explained
How To Fix An Economic Crisis: Fiscal Policy
Let's say you find yourself as the Head of State of some country during an impending economic crash. Your country's stock market is imploding, businesses are closing, unemployment is rising, and everyone is looking to you to provide...
Economics Explained
How To Fix An Economic Crisis: Moral Hazard
Let's say you find yourself as the Head of State of some country during an impending economic crash. Your country's stock market is imploding, businesses are closing, unemployment is rising, and everyone is looking to you to provide...
Economics Explained
MIT Has Predicted that Society Will Collapse in 2040: The Outcomes & Criticisms
A report in the 1970's looks at how society will progress along certain factors. Which path is the most viable moving forward and which one is the most distrastrous? Either way, what does the year 2040 have to do with it? Helping you...
Economics Explained
MIT Has Predicted that Society Will Collapse in 2040: The Limits To Growth
A report in the 1970's looks at how society will progress along certain factors. Which path is the most viable moving forward and which one is the most distrastrous? Either way, what does the year 2040 have to do with it? Helping you...
Economics Explained
How To Fix An Economic Crisis: Interest Rates
Let's say you find yourself as the Head of State of some country during an impending economic crash. Your country's stock market is imploding, businesses are closing, unemployment is rising, and everyone is looking to you to provide...
Economics Explained
Are Economists Too Pessimistic?: It's Their Job
Economists have predicted 15 of the past 5 recessions, so should we take them seriously? Helping you become more knowledgeable about how the world works, our content covers the biggest topics and headlines through the eyes of economists....
Economics Explained
Will This be the Next Great Depression?
In 1929, years of wild debt-fuelled speculation over company stocks came to a halt with the worst economic disaster in history. In 2001, years of wild debt-fuelled speculation over technology companies that were apparently going to...
Economics Explained
Are Economists Too Pessimistic?: Paying Attention to Scary News
Economists have predicted 15 of the past 5 recessions, so should we take them seriously? Helping you become more knowledgeable about how the world works, our content covers the biggest topics and headlines through the eyes of economists....