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Why the Pound is Having a (Surprisingly) Good 2023
After the pound collapsed under Liz Truss, most forecasted economic doom and gloom for the UK before Sunak's arrival and, since then, the pound's value has continued to rise. So in this video, we break down the three reasons behind this...
ACDC Leadership
The Economics of the Coronavirus
I hope that you and your family are safe and healthy. Like many of you, I'm quarantined in my house so I made this quick video talking about some of the economic concepts associated with recent events. I talk about scarcity, shortages,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How the Federal Reserve's QE Has Contributed to Inequality
People in America get really angry at the Federal Reserve and at the "money system" in general during economic crises. The Fed draws hostility because of its power, its insulation from democratic accountability, its lack of transparency,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Green New Deal vs. The Economy
How do we move fiscal policy from part of the problem to part of the solution? Nathan Tankus describes his recent work to better understand some of the gaps in the US economy.
Financial Times
Gold is king but should you buy it?
Gold is king in times of crisis, and is seen as a safe haven for investors. However, as the FT's Robert Armstrong explains, it is also traditionally associated with fear, hoarding and inflation, and betting on gold is a bet against history
One Minute History
The US Dollar - One Minute History
In order to fund the American Revolutionary War, The Continental Congress created a paper currency called the “Continental”. It’s value plummeted after the war leading to the coinage act of 1792, which created the US Dollar in the form...
ACDC Leadership
Mr. Clifford interviews Chairman Bernanke about why you should study economics?
Why should you study economics? Ben Bernanke and I sit down to talk about economic education, drawing graphs, the fact that he barely passed his first economics class, and what he thinks about students that decide not to take economics....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Bill Black: Financial Regulations In Paralysis
Bill Black knows banks. As a federal litigator in the late 1980s, Black played a central role in prosecuting the corruption responsible for the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s. Since then he’s become one of America's top...
The Wall Street Journal
What Deficit?
Modern Monetary Theory, or MMT, suggests the government can spend as much as it needs to fund ambitious programs such as infrastructure or clean energy, and still pay the bill. Learn how MMT would work and why it is gaining traction in...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Lessons Ignored From the 1930s
Walker Todd is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute's new Center for Monetary Financial Alternatives, and an Institute grantee. He is also an economic consultant with 20 years' experience at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Gerald Epstein - Banks: How Big Is too Big?
We all know it: The financial sector is bloated and banks are too big to fail. But just how bloated is it, and how much should it be shrunk? Gerald Epstein and his collaborator James Crotty use both micro and macro data to deliver the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Edward Kane: Beyond Dodd-Frank
For federal regulators, the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) of 2010 resembles an earthquake so massive that its aftershocks threaten to go on forever. The overarching purpose of this legislation is to end the perception that very large financial...
The Wall Street Journal
Christine Lagarde on Europe's Economic Recovery
The European Central Bank reacted decisively to the latest economic shock with a new stimulus package that roughly kept pace with the Federal Reserve's. How well is the economy recovering and is that at risk as virus cases again mount in...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
INET's Interview with Charles Ferguson, the Director of "Inside Job"
In this interview, INET's Executive Director Rob Johnson talks to Charles Ferguson, the director of the new documentary film "Inside Job," about corruption in academia, the failure of both political parties in dealing with the financial...
Curated Video
Evaluating Regulatory Framework in Financial Sector: Pitfalls and Limitations
In this video, the speaker discusses the challenges and limitations of financial regulation, including the risks of under-regulation and over-regulation. The video also covers the issue of moral hazard, where the big banks are bailed out...
Blockchain Central
Will Central Banks Ruin Crypto? | Blockchain Central
This week on Blockchain Central: we will explore how Central Banks can take over cryptocurrecies and what consequences it may have on economics?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Obama's Missed Opportunity: Part 6 of INET's Interview with Charles Ferguson
Charles Ferguson, the director of the documentary film "Inside Job," says that Obama had a great opportunity to change the way the financial services industry operates, but missed it. However, the recent mid-term elections could help put...
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.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why Greenspan Knew, But Didn’t Act
In conversation with Institute President Rob Johnson, Sebastian Mallaby — Paul Volcker Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of a new book on Alan Greenspan’s tenure as Chairman of the Federal Reserve — parses...
Financial Times
Charts that Count: how to go inflation shopping
Stephen Moore, Donald Trump's new nominee for a seat on the US Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, has proposed that the Fed follow commodity prices as a measure of inflation. There are a lot of ways to measure inflation. Sometimes...
Limonero Films
Lehman Brothers: Excessive Risk Bites Back
This video provides a detailed account of the 2008 financial crisis, focusing on the downfall of investment banks Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. It highlights the excessive risks taken by these institutions, the lack of regulatory...
Economics Explained
The History of Global Banking: A Broken System?
The 2008 Global Financial crisis was kicked off by major structural issues in the global banking system and exacerbated by record levels of household debt. Today the world is on the brink of yet another major financial downturn, and yet...
Financial Times
What are leveraged loans?
Where do companies already in debt turn to for credit? Leveraged lending has seen a rapid rise since the financial crisis of 2008, hitting over $1tn in the US alone. But as lender protections weaken and more investors snap up these risky...