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...
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Fiscal Policy and Stimulus: Crash Course Economics
In which Jacob and Adriene teach you about the evils of fiscal policy and stimulus. Well, maybe the policies aren't evil, but there is an evil lair involved. In this episode we learn how government use taxes and spending influence the...
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Fiscal Policy: Short-Term vs Long-Term Impact and the Importance of Productive Capacity
The video is a lecture on fiscal policy. The presenter discusses the impact of fiscal policy on economic performance in the short and long run, and the differences between types of fiscal policy, namely expansionary and contractionary....
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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...
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Introduction to Fiscal Policy: Understanding Expansionary and Contractionary Policies
The video is a lecture on fiscal policy. The presenter begins by explaining the difference between expansionary and contractionary fiscal policy. He goes on to discuss the macro and micro economic aspects of fiscal policy, explaining how...
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Understanding Crowding Out and the Laffer Curve in Fiscal Policy
The video is a lecture on fiscal policy and the concepts of crowding out and the Laffer curve. The presenter discusses the theory behind the Laffer curve and covers supply-side and Keynesian views. He emphasizes the importance of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Pavlina Tcherneva - Bottom Up Fiscal Policy: Direct Employment of the Unemployed
To cure unemployment, mostly we prime the pump: we devise fiscal strategies on the presumption that jobs follow economic growth. But the strategies have not worked, unemployment remains high. That is why Pavlina Tcherneva studies...
Economics Explained
The Economic Policies of the 2020 Election - Trump v. Biden: Fiscal Policy
The process of electing who will go on to be the most powerful man in the world always makes for big news but perhaps never more so than in 2020. This election is a chance, at least in theory, for the citizens of America to have their...
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An Overview of Government Spending
The video discusses the general concept of government spending and its focus on fiscal policy. The speaker identifies three types of government spending: transfer payments, current government spending, and capital spending. He provides...
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Mario Seccareccia - Why Governments Should Run Deficits Now
What do nearly all governments have in common these days? They all are struggling to reduce fiscal deficits. Clearly, they are not listening to the advice from Mario Seccareccia, who says: Fiscal deficits? That's what we should be aiming...
Professor Dave Explains
The Difference Between Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Governments are typically concerned with curbing both unemployment and inflation, and there are two ways they approach this, fiscal policy and monetary policy. These are tools that can be used to speed or slow economic growth. What are...
ACDC Leadership
Fiscal & Monetary Policy - Macro Topic 5.1
In this video I overview fiscal and monetary policy and how the economy adjust in the long run. Keep in mind that fiscal and monetary policy shift aggregate demand while waiting for the economy to adjust is a shift in aggregate supply....
Curated Video
Wendy Carlin: Optimal Currency Areas and Governance - The Challenge of Europe (5/8)
After reviewing the panelists' contributions, Wendy Carlin points out that the expectations of Europe's core and Europe's periphery haven't been met. The core, notably Germany, entered the European Monetary Union with a view to the...
Curated Video
Should the U.S. Government Balance Its Budget?
You've probably heard a politician say, "If a household can balance their budget, then the federal government should, too!" But it turns out to be a bit more complicated than that...
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
The Fundamental Design Flaw of the Eurozone
From the very start, the European Monetary Union (EMU) was set up to fail. The host of problems we are now witnessing, from the solvency crises on the periphery to the bank runs in Spain, Greece, and Italy, were built into the very...
Curated Video
Bill Mitchell: Demystifying Modern Monetary Theory
In a challenge to conventional views on modern monetary and fiscal policy, Professor Bill Mitchell of Newcastle University in Australia has emerged as one of the foremost exponents of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), a heterodox challenge...
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How the Federal Reserve's QE Has Contributed to Inequality
People in America get really angry at the Federal Reserve and at the "money system" in general during economic crises. The Fed draws hostility because of its power, its insulation from democratic accountability, its lack of transparency,...
ACDC Leadership
Automatic Stabilizers- Macro Topic 3.9
In this video I explain the basics of fiscal policy and the difference between non-discretionary and discretionary fiscal policy.
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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...
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Understanding the 2008 Financial Crisis: Causes, Impacts, and Policy Responses
This video provides an overview of the causes and impacts of the 2008 financial crisis, as well as the response by UK institutions and the government. The speaker explains how subprime mortgages in the US and their repurchase in opaque...
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The Green New Deal vs. The Economy
How do we move fiscal policy from part of the problem to part of the solution? Nathan Tankus describes his recent work to better understand some of the gaps in the US economy.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How do we move beyond the “austerity” debates?
And how do they relate to our democratic institutions and institutional social relations? We debate these topics with Italian author Thomas Fazi, focusing on Europe but searching for answers to the most divisive economic debates of our...