Start here if you don’t know the first thing about economics and how it shapes your world. This level aims to explain the basics in 5 mins or less.
Click on each image to watch the corresponding video in a pop up box or alternatively click on the headline to go to the post that may contain a written explanation of the video in question. The grid at the bottom of the page works in much the same way but is also a representation of all the videos in this series. Just so you don’t miss out on anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOa8U0yixgQ It’s hard to believe but banks have the licence to print money, or rather the licence to type it into a computer screen every time some one takes out a loan. It defies common sense but stop and think about it. If an economy grows, the money supply must grow too. Someone needs to […]
Want to know where money comes from? Victoria here has an excellent summary of how governments have given this power to the banks.
I love this video on so many levels. In the 11 mins I learnt more about all the financial crisis mumbo jumbo than i had with the hours of newspaper articles. And it’s so damn pretty too. My gold standard for educational videos.
