PBS
Theater in rural Appalachian Virginia brings regional themes to the stage
Barter Theatre, which opened during the Great Depression and is thriving 90 years later, is known for bringing regional themes to its rural Appalachian stage. Jeffrey Brown visited Abingdon, Virginia, to show the changing face of the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What is a gift economy? - Alex Gendler
What if, this holiday season, instead of saying "thank you" to your aunt for her gift of a knitted sweater, the polite response expected from you was to show up at her house in a week with a better gift? Or to vote for her in the town...
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
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.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Smithin: Forging Fresh Tools from the Past
Professor Smithin argues that new economic thinking is not only about new thinking but also about recovering past knowledge from past crises. He talks about the policy response from the 2008 crisis compared to the 1930s. Most crucially,...
Curated Video
The Function of Money in Exchange and Specialization
This video explains the importance of exchange and the development of money in promoting specialization and economic growth. Using the example of a rudimentary village with specialized tasks, the video shows how bartering creates...
But Why
How Money Started
Early humans traded goods to get what they needed, but bartering was not practical when one person did not want or need what the other had to offer. Eventually money was invented to make economic exchanges easier and more practical....
Curated Video
RR7012C SASKATCHEWAN: NO FUTURE IN WHEAT?
1. Map of North America and Canada showing Saskatchewan Province
2. snow-covered prairies
3. piles of grain partially covered by snow
4. lorry loaded with grain by farmers
5. grain holders filled with grain from lorry
6. grain drier
7....
Curated Video
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: ENT4-MINIATURE BOOK AUCTION
English/Nat
Story: Miniature book auction preview
Location: London
Date: March 20000
They say the best things come in small packages - and collectors planning to bid tomorrow for some of the world's tiniest books are bound to...
Sky News
Dominic Raab and Mike Pompeo speak about Prince Andrew and Harry Dunn
CLEAN: Interior views of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Dominic Raab sitting down and speaking at a Policy Exchange event to discuss the special relationship in Westminster, London, United Kingdom on 30 January 2020
Curated OER
Basic Economics Lesson 2 - Exchange and Prices
Trade, exchange, and price are the focus of this basic economic video. Economic theory is used to describe whether exchange occurs, which relates to human wants and mutually beneficial exchange. The scenarios provided are used to explain...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve and You: Money Versus Barter
A video discussing how money has made trade easier than the practice of bartering. [1:52]
Other
Shane Killian: Youtube: What Is Money?
Going basic again. This video covers the basics of what money is and how and why it works. [10:54]
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis Fed: Functions of Money: The Economic Lowdown Podcast: Episode 9
Episode 9 [8:38] of the Economic Lowdown podcast series with transcript discusses the functions of money and the different forms it has taken throughout the ages.
Other
Biz Kids: Youtube: What Is Money?
Show me the money! Join us and you'll take the grand tour through the history of money from the days of bartering, through the first coins and currency, all the way to the electronic transfers of today. Watch as the Biz Kids put on...