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Think Like An Economist — 58 episodes
Are Met Gala Tickets Too Cheap? | Diving In
Justin Wolfers Breaks Down the Week: Spirit, US Debt, and the AI Economy (with Stacey Vanek Smith)
Should We Actually Be Worried About the National Debt | Diving In
Welcome to Platypus Economics
Economics For All Your Decisions In Life - From Romance to Retirement
Useful Economics in Everyday Life
A Conversation with Emily Oster: The Economics of Pregnancy, Parenting and the Pandemic
A Conversation with Larry Summers: The Influence of Economic Ideas and the Dangers of Secular Stagnation
A Conversation with Greg Mankiw: Financial Crisis, Recessions and Communicating Economics
Behavioral Economics - We're only human!
Making Decisions in an Uncertain World
Game Theory - Thinking Strategically
Business Strategy - How to boost profitability
Entry, Exit and Long-Run Profitability - How to get ahead in the Market
Why wages vary - Why some of us get paid more than others
Think Like An Economist gets back to business
Aggregate Demand & Aggregate Supply
Budget Deficits and Government Debt
Fiscal Policy - Government Spending and Taxes
Monetary Policy - The Financial Levers That Tame Business Cycles
The Fed Model - Predicting what will happen to the Economy
Inflation and the Phillips Curve
Connecting Interest Rates & Output
The Boom and Bust of Business Cycles
Exchange Rates & International Finance - The flow of currencies around the world
The Financial Sector - Bonds, Stocks and Shares - should you or shouldn't you?
Investment - Upfront costs for future gains
Consumption and Saving - Spend Now or Save to Spend Later
Assignment: Spending and Saving
Inflation - When money loses its value
Unemployment - Does joblessness have to mean hopelessness?
Economic Growth - Improving our Lives
Gross Domestic Product - Adding Up Everything We Do
Thinking Big, Remembering Small - From Micro to Macro
Private Information - I Know Something You Don’t Know
Price Discrimination - Why some people pay less
Market Power - Why businesses charge more
Inequality - Understanding the Gap between Rich and Poor
A New Treasury Secretary - Who is Janet Yellen and what will she do?
Presidential Econ 101 - A To Do List
The Labor Market - Live to Work, or Work to Live?
Externalities - The Full Cost of the Choices we make
International Trade - Cars from Corn
Gains From Trade - Why Ringo played the drums
Economic Surplus - Getting the Most out of Life
When Governments Intervene - Taxes, Price & Quantity Regulations
Elasticity - What will you do when prices change?
Equilibrium - Balance in a Busy World
Supply - Getting the Best Out of What You Sell
The Law of Demand - How You Choose to Buy
Juggling Work and Childcare During a Pandemic
Is now the time to improve yourself?
Core Principle 1 - The Cost-Benefit Principle - The Pros & Cons
Core Principle 2 - The Opportunity Cost Principle - Or What?
Core Principle 4 - The Interdependence Principle - No Decision is an Island
Core Principle 3 - The Marginal Principle - Just One More?
Why Should You Think Like an Economist?
Introducing: Think Like An Economist