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This playlist contains clips that cover various economic concepts.

Crash Course: Economics: Exchange Rates

05:25 - 07:48

2m 23s

imports and exports

Jacob and Adriene explain how exchange rates affect the greater macroeconomic climate through imports and exports. They explore what countries do to influence the exchange rate and the implications of exchange rates on consumers.

Clips

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The Simpsons: Homer's Grease Business

Homer stops by Apu's convenience store to buy "the usual" and learns that he can sell grease. He ...

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Back to School: Economics 101

In this humorous example showcasing the gap between the "real world" and theory, Thornton Melon c...

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Parks and Recreation: Soda Sizes

Many of the local restaurants in the Pawnee Restaurant Association have increased the size of the...

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Seinfeld: The Soup Nazi

George orders soup from the Soup Nazi's shop and isn't given any bread. When he asks for bread, h...

5

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Secret Millionaires Club: Opportunity Cost

This clip demonstrates the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is...

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00:50

The Big Bang Theory: Clothes Donation

Penny, Amy, and Bernadette go to a clothes donation bin to donate some of Penny's clothes and are...

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03:19

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator

When Hewey, Dewey, and Louie Duck witness Gyro Gearloose's new invention, the Multiphonic Duplica...

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01:08

The Wire: What Are The Options?

Stringer discusses with Mr. Lucas a company's options when it is operating in a competitive marke...

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04:57

Leave It to Beaver: Stocks and Bonds

Beaver and his brother are given an introduction to the world of stocks and bonds by their parent...

10

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01:09

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Mr. Bucket Loses His Job

Charlie's father gets laid off from his job because a new robot at the toothpaste factory can per...

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03:31

Seinfeld: Black Market Showerhead

The landlord changes the showerheads in all of the apartments, leaving Kramer, Jerry, and Newman ...

12

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02:08

The Simpsons: Nuclear Power Plant Inspection

Government inspectors visit Mr. Burns' nuclear facility and find him in violation of hundreds of ...

13

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02:21

Seinfeld: George's Uncertain Interview

George does very well in a job interview but is not told whether or not he is employed because hi...

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03:26

Secret Millionaires Club: The Domino Effect

Mr. Fellman's store is at risk of going out of business, so Mr. Buffett explains how the closing ...

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01:01

The Wire: We Got an Elastic Product

Stringer Bell learns about product elasticity and then explains it to the gangsters he is in busi...

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04:27

Scrooge McDuck and Money: Scrooge McDuck Explains Money

Uncle Scrooge explains the early forms of currency and how it has evolved over time.

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00:36

Seinfeld: Miss America Contestant

While at dinner, Kramer asks a Miss America contestant what she would do to make the world a bett...

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03:49

The Office: Company Garage Sale

The office holds a garage sale, and Dwight sets a goal to trade his way up from a thumbtack to th...

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01:30

Margin Call: The Bridge

The significance of a product is highlighted if it can bring utility to a large community of peop...

20

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02:31

It's a Wonderful Life: Potter's Offer

A very attractive job offer is proposed by Mr. Potter, and George is conflicted on whether or not...

21

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02:00

21: Monty Hall Problem

A question is posed to Ben Campbell by Professor Micky Rosa. Without hesitation Ben answers this ...

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03:04

Secret Millionaires Club: The High Cost of Demand

When a product is in high demand, a manufacturer is obligated to charge a little more to pay back...

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03:04

Secret Millionaires Club: The Big Trade-Off

The Secret Millionaires Club learns how to take less of one thing in order to get more of somethi...

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03:04

Schoolhouse Rock!: Tax Man Max

Describes what taxes are and what they are used for. This music video also mentions the different...

25

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01:43

The Big Bang Theory: Outsourcing a Date

Sheldon has a contractual obligation in his relationship with Amy, and he tries to outsource one ...

26

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00:48

The Big Bang Theory: We're Going to Olive Garden

Howard calls Stephanie to update her on their dinner plans, and Howard's mother wants to go to Ol...

27

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02:46

Secret Millionaires Club: Lawn and Order

The Secret Millionaires Club explore why saving money is so important and help their friend expan...

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02:14

Saturday Night Live: Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford

A man gives advice to a couple struggling with credit card debt. He suggests that they do not buy...

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03:19

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator

When Hewey, Dewey, and Louie Duck witness Gyro Gearloose's new invention, the Multiphonic Duplica...

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02:55

Teen Titans Go!: The Sharing Economy

Robin explains the sharing economy to the rest of the Teen Titans, as they are unfamiliar with it...

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06:48

Beakman's World: All About Money

Beakman explains the history of money and how it started with bartering. He then goes on to expla...

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02:48

I Love Lucy: Too Much Yeast!

Lucy and Ethel bake bread but put too much yeast. This clip can be used as an introduction to tea...

33

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02:38

Cyberchase: Saving Up Snelfus

The CyberSquad, Digit, and Slider decide they need to save up 100 snelfus within 11 days in order...

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01:05

Ed, Edd n Eddy: Making Pizza

The Eds are making pizza, and they need to correctly measure the ingredients they put in the doug...

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02:25

Ed, Edd n Eddy: Egg Quest

Eddy wants Rolf's egg, but Rolf won't give it up for free. Rolf offers to trade it for sawdust, w...

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02:32

Stranger Than Fiction: Tax Man Audit

Harold, a tax auditor, visits Miss Pascal at her store to audit her because she paid only 78% of ...

37

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03:30

Yes, Prime Minister: Art Subsidies Debate

Sir Humphrey and Jim Hacker discuss the worthiness of subsidies for the arts.

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02:13

The Big Short: Selena Gomez Teachers CDOs Scene

Selena teaches how CDO's can lead to synthetic CDO's and transforms investments into billions of ...

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02:04

The Big Short: Fraud Never Works Out

Mark Baum addresses a crowd detailing how fraud never works out.

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02:58

The Great Debaters: The Time for Justice

The plot of The Great Debaters revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson at a ...

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02:28

Seinfeld: Foundation

Kramer brags to Jerry that he's taken up Karate and is dominating his dojo. Jerry discovers that ...

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01:30

Seinfeld: Spongeworthy Guy

Elaine's birth control sponge has been pulled off the market, and she's carefully hoarding her st...

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00:40

The Big Bang Theory: Pictionary

Sheldon and Leonard are on a team against Amy and Penny in a game of Pictionary. During one round...

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01:48

The Big Bang Theory: Sale on Jewelry

Amy is mad at Sheldon, and he goes to the jewelry store with Penny to buy Amy something. Sheldon ...

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00:58

The Big Bang Theory: Shoes as a Normal Good

When Sheldon alerts Penny that she'll earn over $3,000 for a single night of work, she imemdiatel...

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01:52

Seinfeld: Movements

George gets a massage from a man and feels "it" move. Jerry asks him whether it was a "movement" ...

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01:43

Bee Movie: Division of Labor

The Bees are given a tour of the hive where the tasks of the beehive are broken up into specializ...

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02:37

Numb3rs: Prisoner's Dilemma Example

Charlie and Don try to make the three suspects talk using the prisoner's dilemma. They convince o...

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03:54

Golden Balls: Split or Steal?

Two contestants, Steven and Sarah, are competing for a jackpot of £100,150. The show host explain...

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01:53

The Big Bang Theory: Wild Witches are Inelastic

Howard complains about the release of a new product “Wild West Witches.”

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00:57

The Big Bang Theory: Buying in Bulk

In this clip, Sheldon tries to convince Penny to purchase her tampons in bulk to save money.

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04:53

Seinfeld: The Pakistani Food

Jerry convinces Babu to serve Pakistani food—he'll be the only Pakistani restaurant in the neighb...

53

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01:47

Seinfeld: Sneaking Coffee

Kramer has sneaked coffee into a theater, where he spills it on himself. While consulting with hi...

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01:14

Seinfeld: Apartment Flaws

Elaine is house sitting for Jerry. Jerry explains the many flaws of his apartment. George, a real...

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01:37

Matilda: What Was My Profit For the Day?

After a successful day of selling cars, Mr. Wormwood shares the cost of the three cars and the am...

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01:32

The Big Bang Theory: Legoland vs Seaworld/Train vs Car

The guys talk substitute goods in the car.

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01:41

Seinfeld: The Couch

When George joins a book club to impress a girl and then finds the reading too costly, his demand...

58

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01:26

Seinfeld: The Muffin Tops 2

Elaine and her old boss find that selling just the tops of muffins is more profitable than sellin...

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04:55

Seinfeld: The Switch

Jerry is dating a girl but really wants to date her roommate. George suggests that the only way t...

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04:15

The Big Bang Theory: Cats: An Economic Bad

Sheldon buys a bunch of cats to cope with his break-up with Amy. He must pay $20 to get people to...

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00:38

The Big Bang Theory: Getting Tenured

Sheldon and Raj discuss the pros and cons of getting tenured at the university.

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00:51

The Big Bang Theory: Stealing from the Charity Bin

Penny, alongside Amy and Bernadette, went to a clothes donation box to donate some of Penny's old...

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00:29

Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Conserve Your Resources

The Planeteers explains how much the world's economy depends on fossil fuels. It is important to ...

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01:04

Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Down Here, Up There

Gaia and Marge talk about how Marge became homeless.

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03:52

NBC News Learn: Measuring Unemployment

The narrator explains what unemployment is. She also lists the four different types of unemployme...

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07:33

Boom Bust Boom: Keynes vs. Hayek

In Fear the Boom and Bust, John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek, come back to life to attend an ec...

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02:23

Crash Course: Economics: Exchange Rates

Jacob and Adriene explain how exchange rates affect the greater macroeconomic climate through imp...

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02:33

The Big Bang Theory: Going To Penny's Play

After Penny helps Sheldon with his show, Amy tells him to demonstrate appreciation for her help. ...

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02:26

NBC News Learn: Marshall Plan

A short clip explaining global economic reconstruction after WW2, focusing on Europe and U.S. rel...

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02:01

The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon Doesn't Gift

Raj and Howard show Penny the gifts they bought Leonard for his birthday. Penny asks Sheldon why ...

71

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01:30

Trumbo: The Communist Test

Trumbo and his daughter talk about communism. When she asks him if she's also a communist, he giv...

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02:37

Crash Course: Statistics: Statistics and the Great Recession

Explains how statisticians failed to detect the 2008 Financial Crisis.

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03:12

The Hudsucker Proxy: Hula Hoop Demand Skyrockets

A seller of hula hoops finds that no one is purchasing his items, so he lowers the price in an at...