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The Biggest Wealth Transfer in History is Upon Us – Here is What it Means
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How the U.S. Economy Just Lost 33% of its Value
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The Economy of Ancient Egypt
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Why 40,000 People Die for Every 1% Increase in Unemployment – The Big Short
the big short was a fantastic movie, for finance nerds and regular viewers alike. One of the lines that stood out the most, amongst many memorable lines, was the claim that for every 1% increase in unemployment 40,000 people die....
Black Market Economics – What Drives the Underground Economy?
Underground Economy By Andrew Bloomenthal Updated Apr 30, 2020 What Is the Underground Economy? The underground economy refers to economic transactions that are deemed illegal, either because the goods or services traded are unlawful in nature, or because transactions fail to...
The Weird and Wonderful Economy of Vatican City
This video was made possible by our Patreon community! ❤️ See new videos early, participate in exclusive Q&As, and more! ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/EconomicsExplained ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ This is Vatican city. The smallest widely recognized sovereign state in the world. This tiny nation exists...
Student becomes ‘enemy’ of China after protesting human rights violations | 60 Minutes Australia
Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | Enemy of the state (2020) When 21-year-old student Drew Pavlou organised his first-ever protest at his university campus in Brisbane, little could he have imagined the extraordinary chain of events he would set...
Wealth Inequality Q&A with Harvard Professor Ludwig Straub
Video on Wealth Inequality - https://youtu.be/swOpLpZaA78 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/EconomicsExplained EE's Sew Spotify Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5TFVUEJnYLOCmmfaDNHaM2 Ludwig Straub - https://scholar.harvard.edu/straub/home Read More
What Would a Thanos Snap do to the Economy?
The justification was that this was necessary to restore balance to a universe that was overpopulated and putting too much of a drain on resources. Now instantly hazing half of the universe, is a bit extreme, but… When the same...
Can Saving Too Much Money Cause a Recession?
People are told from the time they get their first job to save money. Save for a car, have an emergency fund, send your kids to college, a house deposit, oh and not to mention retirement (if that is still...
Australians spending retirement savings during the COVID-19 pandemic | 60 Minutes Australia
Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | Super splurge (2020) As important as everyone knows superannuation is, the mere mention of the word, particularly among younger generations, used to be a sure-fire guarantee of glazed eyes and stifled yawns. But...
R.I.P Hong Kong: draconian new security law threatens freedoms | 60 Minutes Australia
Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | R.I.P Hong Kong (2020) Rest in peace Hong Kong. It might seem over the top to say it, but according to thousands of worried residents, the once thriving hub of Asia is now...
Is Wealth Inequality Actually a Problem?
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The great Australian bushfire recovery rip-off: Where is all the money? | 60 Minutes Australia
Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | Money for nothing (2020) Australians are generous. In a crisis we’re happy to donate money or provide a helping hand to those who need it. It’s a kindness that is recognised around the...
Could The Whole World Use Just One Currency?
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Adam Smith: The Grandfather Of Economics
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Why Amazon is Begging For Regulations – The Twisted Economics of Amazon
In two short decades, Amazon has grown from a modest online bookstore to an international conglomerate. A conglomerate that seems hellbent on moving into every growing industry out there. Amazon will only be the second company this channel has ever...
Is this Australia’s most dangerous conman? | 60 Minutes Australia
Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | Warning! (2018) There’s no nice way to put it: Goran Markovic is a con artist. He’s very good at being very bad, and no one should ever believe or trust him. For 40...
Australia’s most notorious con man Peter Foster is ‘reformed’ after jail time | 60 Minutes Australia
Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | King of the scams (1997) Peter Foster is Australia's most notorious conman -- jailed on three continents for his audacious swindles. Foster is the man, who with pin-up girl Samantha Fox at his...
Secret recordings expose Australia’s most notorious con man Peter Foster | 60 Minutes Australia
Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | King Hit (2020) Here’s a tip worth remembering. Under no circumstances should anyone stand between Peter Foster and his ill-gotten gains. For three decades Foster has been scamming his way to millions and...