Curated Video
WIIFM? How to Use Self-interest to Influence and Persuade
Self-interest is a given and goes without saying. It is obvious that people do what they see as being in their best interests. So, why am I bothering with it? Because appealing to self-interest works. It is the ‘What’s in it for me?’...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civic Engagement Pt. 20: Self Interest and the Common Good
Today we discuss the link between self-interest and the common good. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Citizenship Pt. 5: Can Civic Virtue and Self Interest Coexist?
The Founders wondered how civic virtue and self-interest could coexist in an American system of government.
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis Fed: The Role of Self Interest and Competition in a Market Economy
Economic Lowdown Podcast Series [6:21] talks about the concepts of self-interest and competition and their importance to our understanding of the economic system.
Other
Characteristics of a Market Economy
Describes the main characteristics of a market economy. These include private property, free enterprise, self-interest, competition, a system of markets and prices, and limited government. [4L25]