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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...
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What's all the Yellen About? Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Crash Course Economics
This week on Crash Course Economics, we're talking about monetary policy. The reality of the world is that the United States (and most of the world's economies) are, to varying degrees, Keynesian. When things go wrong, economically, the...
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Understanding the Great Depression: Monetarist vs Keynesian Perspectives
The video discusses the Great Depression, one of the most significant economic events in history. The speaker explains the economic characteristics of the event, including the difference between a recession and a depression. He discusses...
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Curriculum Reform & Rethinking Economics
Mainstream economic theory has been increasingly questioned following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. The disconnect between reality and theory manifested itself most clearly when the Queen of the United Kingdom pointedly asked why...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Adam Posen: What Japan and the UK Demonstrate about Macroeconomic Stimulus
Welcome to our new video series called "New Economic Thinking." The series will feature dozens of conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today. This first episode...
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MACROeconomics 15 Minute Review
In this video I explain Macroeconomics in 15 minutes. Click on the box to watch videos covering each concept and graph or click on the playlists below. Make sure to subscribe and comment.
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William White: Which Way Forward? 5/6
William White, Chairman of the Economic Development and Review Committee, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) speaks on panel, entitled "Which Way Forward: Reflections on Global Turmoil and the Role of Markets,...
Crash Course
Fiscal Policy and Stimulus
A country with high recessionary and inflationary gaps has several options to stimulate growth. A video focused on fiscal policy inspires young economists to explore the ways a government can influence, regulate, and stabilize (or...
Emergent Order
Robert Skidelsky on Keynesian Economics - It's All About Spending
Get the full scoop on John Maynard Keynes and the origins of his incredible influence on macroeconomics and the role of government. British economist Robert Skidelsky offers unique insight into Keynesian economics and its fundamental...
Emergent Order
"Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
Opt out of another dry economics lesson with this crazy video featuring a performance and rap song about the contributions and theories of economists Friedrich Hayek and John Maynard Keynes. The primary topic of focus is a boom and bust...