Crash Course
Monetary and Fiscal Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics
Today, Craig is going to dive into the controversy of monetary and fiscal policy. Monetary and fiscal policy are ways the government, and most notably the Federal Reserve, influences the economy - for better or for worse. So we’re going...
Curated Video
Fiscal Policy: Threats and Opportunities for Businesses
This video is a lecture on fiscal policy, which refers to the decisions a government makes about taxation levels and formats, government spending on services, and implications for government borrowing. The Chancellor of the UK sets out...
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Understanding Fiscal Policy: Effects on Government Budget, National Debt, and the Economy
This video discusses the concept of fiscal policy, which is the use of government revenue and spending to influence the economy. It explains how government tax and spending plans are outlined in a budget and how they can lead to a...
Curated Video
Gender Awareness & Public Policy | Feminist Economics Part 4
In this fourth lecture in the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Feminist Economics” series, Professor Jayati Ghosh explores the impact of economic policy on women, and the importance of adopting a gender-perspective in formulating...
ACDC Leadership
Fiscal Policy and the Tax Multiplier Practice (2 of 2)- Macro Topic 3.8
In this video I explain how changes in taxation are different than changes in government spending. Keep in mind that tax cuts have less of an effect on AD than increasing spending since people save a portion of a tax cut. Thanks for...
Curated Video
Understanding Fiscal Finances: Government Budgets and Deficit Measurements
The video discusses fiscal finances, specifically government budgets and deficit measurements in the UK. The presenter goes through various terms and calculations used when assessing UK fiscal performance, such as the government budget,...
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Who Stole Ireland's Pot of Gold
Banking crises come and go, but they become exceptionally complicated matters when the affected country is non-sovereign in the sense that it does not issue its own currency. This is essentially the problem faced by Ireland, which was...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Wealth & Inequality: Back to the Future
"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." The American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald is responsible for the quote, but in his scholarship Gabriel Zucman, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley (and INET...
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Wealth Inequality in the US and Beyond
It’s no secret that wealth inequality has grown, both in the US and abroad over the past several decades (after moderating somewhat in the post-WWII era). What has been particularly notable about the work of Emmanuel Saez, Professor of...