Weird History
What Really Happened Behind the Scenes on Pimp My Ride
Yo dawg, this may be painful to hear, but a lot of the Pimp My Ride episodes were actually a TV disaster. Of course, the show gave the audience many gifts, like rapper Xzibit memes that just keep giving. And while fans will treasure the...
Curated Video
Understanding Labor Market Imperfections: Minimum Wages, Trade Unions, and Wage Discrimination
The video discusses labor-market imperfections and their effects on real-world people. It focuses on three main imperfections: minimum wages, trade unions, and wage discrimination. The video uses diagrams to explain non-binding and...
The Wall Street Journal
The View From the Fields
A panel of U.S. agricultural producers discuss their biggest challenges, as the sector grapples with the uncertainty of a post-pandemic economic recovery.
The Wall Street Journal
Time's Up. What's Next?
Actor, producer and businesswoman Sarah Jessica Parker and Buckley Sandler partner Tina Tchen speak with WSJ Editor Nikki Waller about the vision for years to come after the #MeToo movement.
Economics Explained
Here's Why Supply And Demand Is Overrated!: Some Solutions & Final Thoughts
If you were to ask any random person on the street what it is that they knew about economics there is a pretty good chance that the first thing that they would blurt out would be the words “Supply & Demand” The number of people out there...
Economics Explained
Here's Why Supply and Demand is Overrated! | Economics Explained
If you were to ask any random person on the street what it is that they knew about economics there is a pretty good chance that the first thing that they would blurt out would be the words “Supply & Demand” The number of people out there...
The March of Time
1935: SMALL BUSINESS: Fred Perkins talking w/ battery making workers about National Recovery Administration (NRA) wage guidelines (.40 hr), can't pay that, all agree to current pay (.25hr), NRA threatened him w/ big fine, all decide to keep working.
MOT 1935: SMALL BUSINESS: Fred Perkins talking w/ battery making workers about National Recovery Administration (NRA) wage guidelines (.40 hr), can't pay that, all agree to current pay (.25hr), NRA threatened him w/ big fine, all decide...
Professor Dave Explains
How Governments Can Support Economic Growth
Now that we have discussed several types of economies that vary in the degree of government involvement, it's time to get a closer look at a government's role in economic growth. It is possible for governments to both promote and hinder...
Economics Explained
This Year’s Nobel Prize Is Going To Change Everything... | Economics Explained
This Year’s Nobel Prize Is Going To Change Everything... | Economics Explained
Economics Explained
Why Amazon is Begging For Regulations: The Twisted Economics of Amazon
In two short decades, Amazon has grown from a modest online bookstore to an international conglomerate. A conglomerate that seems hellbent on moving into every growing industry out there. Amazon will only be the second company this...
Curated Video
Understanding the External Environment: Factors Impacting Businesses Beyond Control
This video provides an overview of the external factors, such as political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental impacts that can affect a business from outside of its control. The speaker explains through examples...
Curated Video
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis - The Linear Regression Model Made Easy
In this video, you will learn about the linear regression model. This clip is from the chapter "The Fundamentals of Regression Analysis" of the series "Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis".This section includes fundamentals...
TLDR News
Texas’ Republican Platform Explained - TLDR News
Over the weekend, the Republican Party in Texas finalised its official party platform. The platform was extreme, with clauses on everything from election integrity, homosexuality, and even Texan secession, which they want a referendum on...
The Business Professor
Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act
In this video, we delve into the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a crucial federal law that safeguards the rights of employees in terms of wages and working hours. Join us as we explore the key aspects of the FLSA, such as its...
The Wall Street Journal
Dissecting the Covid Rebound
As the economy in the U.S. roars back to life, businesses are facing very different challenges and opportunities depending on their sector. How are businesses adapting to the post-Covid world? Jonathan Lavine of Bain Capital breaks it down.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Income Inequality: The Global Haves And Have-Nots In The 21st Century
Although inequality has recently become one of the current topics "de jour" in the economics profession, Branko Milanovic is certainly not a newbie to this area. Indeed, the World Bank economist and development specialist (currently a...
Professor Dave Explains
Structuring of Wages and Minimum Wage
What are wages? How are they structured? What is a minimum wage? Is it a good or bad thing? Anyone who is now or will ever be employed will want to know about this stuff, so give it a watch!
TLDR News
Why is America's Minimum Wage So Low - TLDR News
Recently the debate about minimum wage has emerged in the US once again, with Biden wanting to see the wage rise to $15 an hour (more than doubling the current rate). So in this video, we discuss this debate as well as why America's...
PBS
Why Is There a Minimum Wage?
The Minimum Wage is a wildly important and contentious aspect of modern economic life. But whether you believe it needs to go up or be eliminated altogether there's an important question to ask, why does it exist at all?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Race and Gender Reinforce Economic Inequality
Prof. Marlene Kim says her research has revealed that African-American women face triple penalties from race and gender bias, and the combination of those two
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why We Need Solidarity Economics
Economists have gone to great lengths to write humans out of economics, pushing self-interest and generally providing two choices—faith in markets or the state. INET grantee and University of Southern California Sociologist Manuel Pastor...
Curated Video
Understanding Appropriate Conditions for Using the Normal Model
Understand the conditions for using a normal model to analyze one-variable data sets. Review different types of distributions, such as uniform, skewed, and multi-peaked, and emphasize the importance of visually examining the data before...
Hip Hughes History
Hammurabi's Code Explained: World History Review
A 5 minute fun overview of Hammurabi's Code, one of the earliest and most influential legal documents to be pounded out by Mesopotamia.