"Mankiw's 10 principles of economics, translated for the uninitiated", by Yoram Bauman, www.standupeconomist.com . Presented at the AAAS humor session, February 16, 2007. For the record, the talk contains two unattributed quotes ("9 out of 5" is adapted from a line attributed to Paul Samuelson---although apparently he said it about Wall Street indices, not macroeconomists---and "wrong about things" is paraphrased from PJ O'Rourke's Eat the Rich) and, of course, the Einstein "simple" quote is an intentional misquote. The talk is based on a published article in Annals of Improbable Research (see http ), which sponsored my talk and to which you should subscribe (improb.com ). In the paper you can see the "constructive example" of how trade can make everyone worse off (or you can just wait 50 years to see what happens with climate change). More info and other clips on my website (www.standupeconomist.com ), and please sign up for my email list. (No spam I promise.)
David McWilliams, Irish economist, gives us our first lesson in punk economics. Writer/Director: David McWilliams www.davidmcwilliams.ie Producer/Editor: Mary Catherine Brouder Illustrator: Mark Flood Production Manager: Sanja Miladinovic Music: Hassle Merchants "Run Rabbit Run" www.facebook.com itunes.apple.com Rocketsurgery "Rubix" www.facebook.com The Eskies "Jailhouse Sun" www.facebook.com James Guilmartin "Untimely Tails" www.facebook.com
This video gives a brief overview of what exactly economics is (and isn't). For more information and a complete set of microeconomics videos, see www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com by Economists Do It With Models
www.ted.com We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at www.ted.com
Students, get a full week of this at a summer seminar: lrnlbty.co How quickly could you sum up the principles of economics? While standing on one foot, Prof. Art Carden discusses the following economic principles in just over two minutes: ● Individuals strive to achieve their goals in the best ways possible. ● Every action has a cost. ● Incentives matter. ● Value is determined on the margin. ● Profits and losses help gauge value creation and destruction. ● Government interventions often have unintended and undesirable consequences. This video is partially inspired by Ayn Rand's philosophy on one foot: www.aynrand.org Watch more videos: lrnlbty.co
An animated interview of John Perkins, author of 'HoodWinked' and 'Confessions Of An Economic Hitman' Copyright of the audio belongs to John Perkins. For more visit www.studiojoho.com email info@studiojoho.com
Interview with John Perkins author of "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" Part II of this interview at youtube.com Talk by John Perkins www.youtube.com
