In this video, we learn how a nation's GDP can be calculated by summing up the value added by all the intermediate producers in a nation in a method called the value added approach.
How velocity of money can drive price increases. Created by Sal Khan.
Verifying Hedge with Futures Margin Mechanics. Created by Sal Khan.
Graphing variable cost, fixed cost and total cost. Created by Sal Khan.
This video shows how we can visualize marginal utility (MU) and total utility (TU) functions graphically.
Weaknesses of Fractional Reserve Lending. Created by Sal Khan.
How bubbles destroy wealth. Created by Sal Khan.
How bubbles destroy wealth. Created by Sal Khan.
How much a home might appreciate or depreciate is a factor in determining whether the best choice is to rent vs. buy. Created by Sal Khan.
What is capital? A discussion with Sal Khan.
Learn the definition of inflation and how inflation is measured in this video. Topics include the meaning of inflation, causes of inflation, and how the consumer price index (CPI) is used to track inflation. Created by Sal Khan.
There are many types of financial assets, but one of the most well-known are stocks. In this video, learn what it means when you buy a stock or share in a company and how stocks are valued. Created by Sal Khan.
To illustrate what the functions of money are, it can help to look at circumstances where those functions break down. Hyperinflation, in which prices of things increase really really fast, is one such example. Created by Grant Sanderson.
In a previous lesson we learned that there is the potential for two countries to gain from trade. But it is also possible that there might not be the potential to gain from trade. In this video, we explore the circumstance that would lead to there being no gains from trade.
Why the Greek situation is scary for Europe as a whole. Created by Sal Khan.
Intuition behind why the current account and capital account should balance. Created by Sal Khan.
In this video, we explore a conflict that duopolists (and other oligopolies) face: there is a tension between cooperating and forming a cartel or cheating on that cartel once it is formed. Created by Sal Khan.
Unexpected inflation or deflation takes wealth away from one group and gives it to another group. This video talks about the winners and losers from inflation and deflation.
This video discusses how economists measure the total factor productivity, capital, and human capital for an aggregate production function.
Economists have long been interested in the causes of the business cycle. In this video we define the business cycle, discuss potential reasons it exists, and explore how it may be driven by emotion. Created by Sal Khan.