Economics Explained
On Economics Explained, we take a look at interesting countries, policies, and decisions from the point of view of an economist. The world is an interesting place and we hope to uncover some of this intrigue in our short, informative podcasts.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 275
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics
In and amongst all of the happenings in the world this year these awards have kind of flown under the radar which is unfortunate because they all recognized some very remarkable works.
And in the fie…
00:22:41 |
Sun 25 Oct 2020
Here's Why Supply and Demand Is Overrated!
If you were to ask any random person on the street what it is that they knew about economics there is a pretty good chance that the first thing that they would blurt out would be the words “Supply & …
00:18:04 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
The Growing Generational Wealth Gap
The long-suffering generation of millennials are now set to be significantly poorer than both baby boomers and Gen X'ers.
Having entered the workforce during the fallout of the 2008 mortgage crisis …
00:17:39 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
The Shifting Economics of California
This is California, the Golden State and one of the largest economies in the world in its own right.
If California was counted as a sovereign nation it would be the fifth-largest in the world by GDP…
00:17:32 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Are the "Extreme" Economic Systems Totally Pointless?
Communism vs Laissez-Faire Capitalism
Both of these opposing theories are very extreme and, for what it's worth, don’t exist in any modern economies anywhere around the world today, despite what some…
00:23:30 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Why Unprofitable Companies Are Winning in 2020
The bottom line is the most important part of any functioning business.
Profit after costs, expenses, and taxes.
The money that the founders and investors in companies get to put back into their poc…
00:16:20 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
The Economics of Prisons
Inflation is something we more or less take for granted these days. The idea that 5 dollars today is not going to be able to buy 5 dollars worth of stuff in the future, and the fact that you used to …
00:14:41 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Is Hyperinflation Coming?
Inflation is something we more or less take for granted these days. The idea that 5 dollars today is not going to be able to buy 5 dollars worth of stuff in the future, and the fact that you used to …
00:23:52 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
The Economy of Taiwan
This is Taiwan, or officially, the Republic of China, a country in east asia, which if you can’t tell by how delicate I am being with these titles here is consistently under a bit of ehh let’s call i…
00:17:28 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Why GDP Is Overrated & Nobody Should Care About It!
GDP is one of the most universally recognized terms in economics. Even outside people with an interest in the subject most adults would be able to tell you that GDP is a measure of how large an econo…
00:15:45 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
What is the FIRE Movement? Could it be Hurting Our Economy?
The Fire movement is a growing trend amongst young workers which is growing in popularity thanks to its very enticing goal which is spelled out in the name.
FIRE is an acronym of Financial Independen…
00:17:18 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Why is Working Harder Making Us Poorer?
Workers today are amongst the hardest worked individuals in history, while simultaneously being the most efficient.
Sure, they have traded in grueling factory floors and coal mines for air condition…
00:21:39 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Why You Should Be Very Afraid Of A K-shaped Recovery
The economic impacts of 2020 have been felt far and wide and we have covered these problems in-depth in a handful of videos on this channel. But the logical question that most people are asking is wh…
00:17:52 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
Why Economists Never Agree on Anything?
Economics is considered a social science, and although some other scientists from more “rigorous” fields don’t always welcome it into their little club, it still follows the same processes to explore…
00:25:26 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
The Multi-Billion Dollar Industry You've Never Heard Of
The market for alternative investments has been a really exciting field in recent years, with everything from Bitcoins, to beanie babies being touted as the next must-have to outperform the boring ol…
00:13:47 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
Vietnam: The Economy of the Next Decade?
Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world today. In 2019 its growth was only beaten out by a selection of far smaller and far more unstable national economies.
With a huge and ve…
00:18:28 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
Why Does China Manipulate its own Currency?
China is not playing fair in the game of global trade, they are cheating other countries, companies, and consumers out of business by Manipulating their own currency.
So how does a nation like chin…
00:16:46 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
The Student Debt Crisis
Student loans are financial tools that have been put in place to give promising individuals the ability to get an education and increase their potential for future earnings with a strong professional…
00:16:20 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
Why Becoming A Cashless Society Is A Terrible Idea
Physical cash is one of the easiest ways to instantly and reliably conduct commerce.
It has been well-documented that the ease of transactions within a nation is as big of a determinant of a countr…
00:17:44 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
Do We Need to Work 40 Hours a Week?
There are a lot of things that we take for granted in our day to day lives, and one of the big ones is how we spend a good portion of our waking hours.
Based on sophisticated youtube analytics we ca…
00:20:02 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
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