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The Oz-onomics Podcast
by Oz-onomics
A student-created podcast on economics.
Episodes
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The Underground Economy's Effect on Real Markets
Podcast created by: Austin Davis, Jordan McCombie, and Patrick Thomann Austin, Patrick, and Jordan discuss the underground economy, emphasizing its vastness and complexity. They explain that it includes activities like unreported tips, off-the-books hires, and street vendors, collectively…
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Caught in the Crossfire
Podcast created by: Munkhdelger Myagmar and Drake Pierce This podcast episode explores the underreported impact of the U.S.-China trade war on smaller ASEAN economies such as Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, and others. While the global spotlight remained on the economic titans, ASEAN nations deeply...
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The Energy Shift: Building a Resilient Economy
Podcast created by: Meagan Munroe, Tyler Krompier This podcast explores clean energy and economic resilience, challenging the common misconception that environmental sustainability comes at the cost of economic growth. Hosts Tyler and Meagan examine how renewable energy sources such as wind…
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Why are Scandinavian Countries so Rich and Happy?
Podcast created by: Munkhdelger Myagmar and Drake Pierce Our podcast dives into the economic and social roots of happiness in Scandinavian countries, exploring what makes nations like Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden consistently rank at the top of global happiness charts. Using research from...
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Value-Added Voyage
Podcast created by Meagan Munroe and Tyler Krompier. This podcast episode, Value Added Voyage, explores the economic policy transformation of the Bahamas, focusing on the country's transition from a tariff and customs-based tax system to a Value Added Tax (VAT) model introduced in 2015. The…
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Betting Markets vs. Polls
Podcast created by: Patrick Thomann, Jordan McCombie, and Austin Davis In this episode, we explore why betting markets often outperform traditional polls in predicting election outcomes. Through historical analysis, real-world examples, and insights into how financial incentives drive better...
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Is gift-giving inefficient?
Podcast created by: Samantha Calinski and Joshua Caban Are you one of the many to receive a gift you were unsatisfied with? The concern with gift giving is the chance of preference mismatch. Thus, there is a possibility that the gift will not match the preferences of the recipient. So, is it…
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What is Bitcoin?
Podcast created by: Samuel Meltser and Zachary Daigle Today we discussed cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin. This podcast discusses how the largest cryptocurrency in the world came to fruition, how the pricing of Bitcoin works, and some of the pros and cons of these coins. This podcast is not...
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Intergenerational Income and Educational Inequality
Podcast created by: Jason Lin and Tyler Bacon There is an observed correlation between educational attainment and household income levels in the United States. When observing the statistics there are certainly advantages that higher income levels have over that of lower income households. This...
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Educational Attainment and Income
Podcast created by: Samuel Kerner, Katherine Bablin, and Matthew Faulkner The human capital theory suggests that acquiring more education and training adds to a person's skill and therefore increases productivity and efficiency. By this logic, those with more education should end up receiving...
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Intergenerational Mobility In the USA
Podcast created by: Jared Jeziorowski and Khadejah Taylor The aim of this podcast is to dissect economic and social disparities affecting minorities. Not just current disparities but also inequalities of the past and how those could impact people's intergenerational mobility for generations to come.
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Educational Inequity and Income Inequality
Podcast created by: Tyler Bacon and Jason Lin Education inequity is a recurring issue in many countries across the world. When looking at South Africa, Finland, and the United States, there is a significant difference in the county’s allocation of resources to education which includes government...
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Return to College Major
Podcast created by: Joshua Caban, Samantha Calinski We discuss the returns to college majors, the reason why there are fewer women in stem, the economics of returns to education and majors, advice on college major choice,
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The 2008 Financial Crisis
Podcast created by: Zach Daigle and Sam Meltser This podcast is about the events that took place leading up to, during, and after the 2008 Financial Crisis. This will include the lead up with the housing crisis, rising interest rates, and warning signs. It will also include during the crisis with...
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The Consequences & Causes of the Great Depression
Podcast by: Jared Jeziorowski and Khadejah Taylor This podcast focuses on the causes and consequences of the Great Depression with the focus on monetary policy and international monetary policy.
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1970s Oil Crisis and Stagflation
Podcast created by: Samuel Kerner, Katherine Bablin, and Mathew Faulkner The 1970s were characterized by periods of stagflation in which unemployment and inflation both rose. The stem of the issue came from political tensions in Arabia which led to a disruption in the supply of oil for the rest…
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Opportunity Costs and Sunk Costs
A podcast that discusses opportunity costs and sunk costs. Podcast by Taylor Moore and Caroline Flynn Transcript [MUSIC] Kate: Hey everyone. Welcome to Oz-onomics, a podcast created for and by students in introductory economics classes at SUNY Oswego. GABRIELLA: In this series, we'll have...
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Economic Effects of Immigration
A discussion of some of the economic effects of immigration. Podcast by Shanette Lee Transcript [MUSIC] Kate: Hey everyone. Welcome to Oz-onomics, a podcast created for and by students in introductory economics classes at SUNY Oswego. GABRIELLA: In this series, we'll have discussions about…
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Control and Regulation
Monopolies are corporations who dominate over a particular industry and are the primary supplier of a particular commodity. When they are left without government intervention, the price increases above the competitive equilibrium price which is detrimental to consumers. Anti-trust laws were put...
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The Competition Seesaw
In this podcast we discuss the nature of perfectly competitive market structures and monopolistic market structures. We talk about how an imaginary product/industry would behave in each market structure under their different conditions and with their different attributes. Podcast by: Kate Soanes...
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The Aging Labor Market
The purpose of this podcast is to inform listeners of the importance of seniors to continue working to save the social security system. It discusses how seniors continuing to work will give the government more time and more funds to then fund those seniors retirement once they finally retire. The...
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Facebook: What's the Deal?
This podcast will acknowledge the ongoing issue with Facebook. Facebook, as well as other social media sites, dominate their market in a monopolistic way. Facebook currently uses its platform to push advertisements onto its consumers, which in return causes influence. This podcast will address…
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Is a College Degree Really Worth It?
My podcast discusses the benefits, and few drawbacks, or receiving a college degree. It discusses the cost versus the rate of return, along with other benefits to getting a college degree. It also discusses the benefit of a degree over going through a technical program. Podcast by: Elizabeth…
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Perfect Competition vs. Monopoly
On this edition of Oznomics, I define the two extreme market models Perfect Competition & The Monopoly with my own version of it and the economist definition. I also mention since they don't actually exist in the real world I take a detour and give examples that come close to both extreme market...
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Scare-City 2
A border wall does not work in 2019 America. Immigrants cannot steal jobs, someone has to give it to them, willingly. Podcast by: Erin Geraghty Transcript [MUSIC] Kate: Hey everyone. Welcome to Oz-onomics, a podcast created for and by students in introductory economics classes at SUNY Oswego....
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Oily Problems
Iran's attack on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil production. The damage it did and what it means to us (the United States ) and what it means to Saudi Arabia. This effects more than one economy. It will be a mission to get things back up and running and it is still unsure how they will recover from…
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The Effect of Climate Change on Our Future and Our Economy
This podcast discusses the effects climate change has and will have on us and the economy. Not only has climate change caused warmer temperatures, but it has also caused extreme weather conditions which has caused a lot of damage. The hotter temperature we've experienced had caused a number of...
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Competition Among Producers of Substitute Goods
Substitute goods are products that when purchased, there is an alternative product that is being given up in its place. Technological advancements and marketing strategy combine to influence competition and varying rates of success of a company. Opportunity cost intertwines with these topics...
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Choices Made in College and Beyond
Explaining how scarcity, opportunity costs, and supply and demand affect college students and the world around them. College students spend their money differently from person to person, but the rules are all the same. There is scarcity in resources that make finding jobs difficult, not to…
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Hunting Meets Economics
Hi, my name is Tyler Rogan and today I will be discussing a few real life economic topics regarding hunting. The topics I will be discussing are the overall hunting market, opportunity cost, demand and supply, price elasticity, sunk costs, scarcity, and cost of production. Transcript [MUSIC]…
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Where Will the Children Go?
There is a severe daycare shortage in NY, and in the rest of the country. There is too demand, and not enough supply, putting NY on the edge of a daycare desert. There are a few different ways to end, or at least lessen the shortage, such as government subsidies to open more centers, hire new...
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Smartphones and the Global Market
Smartphones are everywhere, or so we in the United States like to think. In many regions across the globe, high-end smartphones (such as Apple's iPhones) are not deemed as necessitates, and thus have a higher elasticity as a product. What does this mean for the demand of smartphones worldwide…
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The Deadweight Loss of Gift Giving
The purpose of this podcast is to inform listeners of the deadweight loss of holiday gift giving. It discusses how gift giving takes away purchasing power from a consumer which in turn results in the deadweight loss. If a consumer doesn’t value the gift at the actual price spent on it, there can…
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How Managers Make Decisions in the Workplace
In this podcast, Casey Stewart explores how managers use marginal analysis to make big decisions in the workplace. She also discusses marginal cost and how managers weigh the options of the decisions they make. Her examples are the hiring process as well as the decision to raise prices.…
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Ozzortunity Costs
I explain the concept of Opportunity Cost. I break down the general meaning of it, and the economics meaning of it. I also provide examples of each. Lastly, I break it down on how Oswego Students like myself use the opportunity cost concept without even realizing it. Podcast creator: Michael...
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Berrynomics
In this podcast we discuss the seasonal nature of strawberries, and how the local harvest season affects supply & demand for imported berries, along with other economic principles. This podcast was created by Kate Soanes and Gabriella Schaff. Transcript [MUSIC] Kate: Hey everyone. Welcome to...
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Scare-city
The United States is suffering from what some would call an epidemic: food scarcity. One of the most influential countries in the world can barely feed its own people. In this podcast we discuss food insecurity, food deserts, and what it means to feed a family in America today. Have you ever...
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