ACDC Leadership
EconMovies 6: Back to the Future (Nominal vs. Real, Unemployment, Inflation)
Here is a gem of a resource for you and your learners to learn about nominal vs. real GDP and the different types of unemployment using clips from the film Back to the Future. This engaging presenter reviews the goals of an...
Khan Academy
Banking 17: What Happened to the gold?
Learn the value of a dollar in this video, which explains the natural transition from the gold standard. Asking viewers if they would trust gold or the U.S. Government, Sal explains how the concept of wealth has shifted and adapted...
Jacob Clifford
Intro: Measuring the Economy
Our motivation to understand and measure the economy is a relatively new, yet also incredibly vital, endeavor. Quickly review the importance of macroeconomics and the major topics it entails, including GDP, CPI, the business cycle, and...
Khan Academy
The Fiscal Cliff
What is the fiscal cliff, what does it imply, and why are some people fearful of it? This video uses President Obama's proposed budget proposal of 2013 and that of republicans to provide a context for understanding the fiscal cliff. The...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Economic Indicators
Series of videos reviews essential economic concepts including price inflation, Consumer Price Index, Gross Domestic Product, and unemployment rates.
Vulcan Productions and Cinelan
We the Economy: Gdp Smackdown
Two economists settle their differences - in the professional wrestling ring. Watch and cheer as John Maynard Keynes & Friedrich Hayek square off in a testosterone-fueled battle over how to measure the economy.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Talks: Hans Rosling Shows the Best Stats You've Ever Seen
In this video, Hans Rosling examines available data from data bases that demonstrate global life expectancies, world wealth, GDP and child death, and how we can use this data. He focuses on the need for "publicly funded data" so that...
Crash Course
Crash Course Economics #5: Macroeconomics
Understand macroeconomics. The GDP as a measure of a country's economic health, the basics of economic analysis, and even a little about full employment and unemployment. [13:42]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Is Lm Model: Connecting the Keynesian Cross to the Is Curve
An introduction to the Investment/Savings curve. Expands on the relationship between real interest rate and planned investment by applying it to the Keynesian Cross.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Components of Gdp: Examples of Accounting for Gdp
Looks at how different types of expenditures would be accounted for in GDP.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Components of Gdp: Components of Gdp
Understanding the components of the expenditure view of GDP. Consumption, investment, government spending and net exports are presented. [4:58]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Parsing Gross Domestic Product
A video lecture that can help you understand what GDP does and doesn't measure. [11:59]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gdp and the Circular Flow of Income and Expenditures
What happens when a good is not finished in a given period? See how to calculate the contribution to GDP over two periods.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Business Cycles and the Production Possibilities Curve
This video demonstrates how different points of the business cycle correspond to the production possibilities curve. The discussion includes unemployment, inflation, expansions, recessions, and economic growth. [6:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: National Savings and Investment
The market for loanable funds brings savers and borrowers together. We can also represent the same idea using a mathematical model. In this video, learn about savings and investment identity. [3:25]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Government Spending and the Is Lm Model
Sal Khan demonstrates how a change in fiscal policy shifts the IS curve. [7:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Convergence on Macro Scale
This video discusses what Thomas Piketty refers to as forces of convergence - things that might make the world a more equal place. [3:24]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Demand Pull Inflation Under Johnson
A real-world example of the concepts behind the AD-AS model is the inflation that the United States experienced in the late 1960s. In this video, we break down some of the events going on at the time and use the AD-AS model to see if our...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Value Added Approach to Calculating Gdp
In this video lesson from Khan Academy, students will learn how a nation's GDP can be calculated by summing up the value added by all the intermediate producers in a nation in a method called the value added approach. This resource is...