TED Talks
TED: Will the end of economic growth come by design — or disaster? | Gaya Herrington
What if solving poverty, caring for nature and fostering well-being were the ultimate goals of the economy, instead of growth for its own sake? Environmentalist and economist Gaya Herrington proposes a shift in thinking from "never...
TED Talks
Colette Pichon Battle: Climate change will displace millions. Here's how we prepare
Scientists predict climate change will displace more than 180 million people by 2100 -- a crisis of "climate migration" the world isn't ready for, says disaster recovery lawyer and Louisiana native Colette Pichon Battle. In this...
TED Talks
TED: Use your voice, vote and wallet for climate action | Halla Tómasdóttir
Recently back from the COP26 UN climate conference in Scotland, former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir sums up the outcomes of the gathering, the progress she saw and the work that's left to be done this way: "The most...
Crash Course
Capitalism and Socialism Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn...
Curated Video
Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn...
The Business Professor
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price systems, private...
Curated Video
What are Economic Systems?
Different economic systems have been developed to meet the needs and wants of the citizens of a country or society. These systems have distinct advantages and downsides for producers, consumers, and governments.
Curated Video
Oakland Permaculture Heals The Hood!
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to East Oakland, California, to visit the legendary plant nursery Planting Justice, which primarily hires formerly incarcerated people. They provide a fair wage and benefits to former...
The Business Professor
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price systems, private...
Curated Video
Types of Economic Systems
Types of Economic Systems compares various types of economic systems by exploring traditional, command, and market economies.
Curated Video
What are Economic Systems?
Different economic systems have been developed to meet the needs and wants of the citizens of a country or society. These systems have distinct advantages and downsides for producers, consumers, and governments.
Curated Video
Types of Economic Systems and Mixed Economy
The video is a lecture presentation that explains the different types of economic systems that can exist in an economy. The video explains the two main mechanisms that allocate resources, the market mechanism and the planning mechanism,...
Curated Video
Introduction to the Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choices
The video introduces the economic problem - the central issue that drives every economic system towards the type of economic activities that they undertake. The lecture explains the scarcity of resources and the choices that people have...
ACDC Leadership
Micro Unit 1 Summary (Updated Version)
The Micro Unit 1 Summary video is designed to help you understand economics and goes hand-in-hand with my Ultimate Review Packet. In this video I cover the basics: scarcity, opportunity cost, the economic systems, the production...
Curated Video
Understanding Poverty and its Economic Consequences in the UK
The video is a lecture presentation on poverty and its economic consequences within an economic system. The video discusses the two main forms of poverty in the UK: absolute poverty and relative poverty. The speaker also explores the...
ACDC Leadership
Micro Unit 1 Summary- Basic Economic Concepts (Old Version)
The Micro Unit 1 Summary video is designed to help you understand economics and goes hand-in-hand with my Ultimate Review Packet. In this video I cover the basics: scarcity, opportunity cost, the economic systems, the production...
Curated Video
Understanding the Circular Flow of Income in Economics
The video discusses the circular flow of income and how it provides a basic framework for understanding how economic systems work. The interaction between producers and consumers is explained. The importance of achieving economic growth...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Erik Berglof: Building a Bridge Between Political And Economic Reform
Since it's release in late 2013, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Transition Report "Stuck In Transition" has generated a lot of attention for its compelling and provocative conclusions about the intersection...
Curated Video
Why Economics is a Social Science: Understanding the Basics
The video is an introductory lecture on why economics is defined as a social science. The lecturer explains that economics is the study of individuals and their decision-making behavior and how those decisions affect the economy as a...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Profound Ecological Implications of a Perpetually Growing Economy
In part 1 of INET's extensive interview with John Fullerton, the founder and President of the Capital Institute talks about the ideas that inspired him to start a think tank that would bridge the gap between finance and the environment
The Wall Street Journal
The Outlook for Growth in Asia
Japanese Economy Minister Hiroshige Seko and WSJ Editor in Chief Gerard Baker discuss the outlook for Asia's economic growth.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Is Our Economic System and Academic Establishment Fit to Deal with Climate Change? - Andre Wilkens
Andre Wilkens, the director of Stiftung Mercator, says that the current economic systems may not be capable of dealing of long-term issues such as climate change. Interviewed by Daniel Erasmus at King's College, April 2010.