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Course Description:
Discussions of economic topics and how they relate to current events.
Lectures:
Lecture 1 - Economics of a Cupcake Factory
Economics of a simple business leading up to a discussion on inflation/deflation. Touching on income statements.
Lecture 2 - Cupcake Economics 2
More analysis of the cupcake business.
Lecture 3 - Cupcake Economics 3
Using our spreadsheet to show why prices decrease when utilization is low and prices increase when utilization is high.
Lecture 4 - Inflation, Deflation & Capacity Utilization
A discussion of inflation and deflation
Lecture 5 - Inflation, Deflation & Capacity Utilization 2
More on inflation and capacity utilization.
Lecture 6 - Inflation & Deflation 3: Obama Stimulus Plan
Is the stimulus large enough to offset the demand shock caused by the contraction in credit? Will it lead to inflation?
Lecture 7 - Unemployment
Analyzing unemployment data to show that "real" unemployment is worse than the headline numbers show.
Lecture 8 - CPI Index
Discussion of inflation, the CPI index and owners' equivalent rent.
Lecture 9 - Simple Analysis of Cost per Job Saved
Simple analysis of cost per job saved from stimulus.
Lecture 10 - Unemployment Rate Primer
Understanding how the headline unemployment rate (U-3) is calculated
Source: http://academicearth.org/courses/current-economics
