Adriene and Jacob teach you all about markets. So, in free market(ish) economies like the United States and most of the world, … source

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Today we’re going to introduce one of the most flexible statistical tools – the General Linear Model (or GLM). GLMs allow us to … source

This week on Crash Course Econ, Jacob and Adriene are talking about failure. Specifically, we’re talking about market failures. source

Value is the core of any business, and it directs all future decisions, innovations, and customers that get targeted. Even if we’ve thought about the big picture, if we can’t explain how an idea makes someone’s life better, then why should anyone pay attention? In this episode of Entrepreneurship, Anna …

What is a trade deficit? Well, it all has to do with imports and exports and, well, trade. This week Jacob and Adriene walk you … source

How do the groups that you’re part of affect you? How do you, in turn, affect those groups? Today we are talking about how people in society come together with a look at social groups. We’ll look at what social groups are, the different kinds of groups that exist, group …

Check out my collab with “Above the Noise” about Deepfakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro8b69VeL9U Today, we’re going to talk about five common types of algorithmic bias we should pay attention to: data that reflects existing biases, unbalanced classes in training data, data that doesn’t capture the right value, data that is amplified by …

Why are some countries rich? Why are some countries poor? In the end it comes down to Productivity. This week on Crash Course Econ, Adriene and Jacob investigate just why some economies are more productive than others, and what happens when an economy is mor productive. We’ll look at how …

Why do people buy the stuff they buy? In classical economics, most models assume that consumers behave rationally. As you’ve probably noticed in your real life, in case after case, people don’t actually make rational decisions. There can be emotional or social reasons for all this irrationality, and behavioral economics …

Our next stop in our tour of the ethical lay of the land is utilitarianism. With a little help from Batman, Hank explains the principle of utility, and the difference … source

In which Jacob Clifford and Adriene Hill teach you about Economic Systems and Macroeconomics. So, economics is basically about choices. We’ll look at some … source

Today on Crash Course Economics, Adriene and Jacob talk about the 2008 financial crisis and the US Goverment’s response to the troubles. So, all this starts … source

So, we’ve been putting off a kind of basic question here. What is money? What is currency? How are the two different. Well, not to give away too much, but … source

In which Jacob Clifford and Adriene Hill launch a brand new Crash Course on Economics! So, what is economics? Good question. It’s not necessarily about … source

In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about one of the fundamental economic ideas, supply and demand. What is supply and demand? Well, you’ll … source

Would you like to play a game, Dr. Falken? Actually, this episode isn’t really about games, or Matthew Broderick, or Thermonuclear War. But enough with the … source

What is a monopoly? It turns out, it’s more than just a board game. It’s a terrible, terrible economic practice in which giant corporations dominate markets and hurt consumers. Except when it isn’t. In some industries, monopolies are the most efficient way to do business. Utilities like electricity, water, and …

Why is health care so expensive? Once again, there are a lot of factors in play. Jacob and Adriene look at the many reasons that health care in the US is so expensive, and what exactly we get for all that money. Spoiler alert: countries that spend less and get …

So political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever – at around $6 … source