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Introduction to Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
by Peter Navarro
Available on: Audio Download
In this lecture Professor Navarro talks about the basics of macroeconomics and microeconomics. He provides numerous real life examples about how both macroeconomics and microeconomics affect our personal and professional lives.
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The World is Flat
by Thomas L. Friedman
Available on: Audio Download | Video Download | Online Video
Chances are good that Bhavya in Bangalore will read your next x-ray, or as Thomas Friedman learned first hand, “Grandma Betty in her bathrobe” will make your Jet Blue plane reservation from her Salt Lake City home.
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The End of Poverty
by Jeffrey Sachs
Available on: Online Video
One billion people on the planet are struggling with extreme poverty according to Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University.
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The Wealth of Nations, Book 1
by Adam Smith
Available on: Audio Download
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith, published on March 9, 1776 during the Scottish Enlightenment.
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The Role of Government in our Society
by Milton Friedman
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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Joseph Stiglitz: The Economics of Information
by Joseph Stiglitz
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz ('Globalization and Its Discontents') talks about his new concept of economics, 'The Economics of Information,' and his latest book, 'Making Globalization Work'.
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Free to Choose
by Milton Friedman
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Free to Choose: A Conversation with Milton Friedman.
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Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
by Hedrick Smith
Available on: Online Audio
Today, America's largest private sector employer is Wal-Mart, a retailer so large, it virtually dictates many decisions manufacturers make, and is pushing American production overseas.
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Bankrupt: Maxed Out in America
by Chris Farrell
Available on: Online Audio
Americans are going broke in record numbers. In 2005 Congress overhauled the bankruptcy system to stem the tide of filings. What's behind the boom in going bust?
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The Emergence of China in the Global Economy
by Lester Thurow
Available on: Online Video
Napoleon admonished the world to beware an awakened China. 200 years later, Lester Thurow traces the astonishing rise of this economic giant.
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Global 3.0
by Chris Farrell
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
For many, globalization has meant rich countries getting richer at the expense of the poor. Today, it's not that simple.
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Friedrich Hayek: Mises Institute Lectures
by Friedrich A. Hayek
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Friedrich August von Hayek born in 1899 in Vienna) was an economist and social scientist of the Austrian School...
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Paul Krugman: The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Paul Krugman speaks at the World Affairs Council of Northern California.
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Beyond Freakonomics
by Steven D. Levitt
Available on: Online Video
Steven Levitt, co-author of "Freakonomics" and professor in economics at the University of Chicago, discusses his latest research.
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PJ O'Rourke: The Wealth of Nations
by P.J. O'Rourke
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Books That Changed the World with PJ O'Rourke.
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Globalization and the Economic Downturn
by Lester Thurow
Available on: Online Video
Globalization is for the first time being hit by a global economic hard landing. What happens to globalization in the process?
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Walter Block: Mises Institute Lectures
by Walter Block
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Walter Block (born 1941) is a leading Austrian School economist in the USA.
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Steven Levitt Analyzes Crack Economics
by Steven D. Levitt
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video | Video Download
Freakonomics author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isn’t lucrative: It pays below minimum wage. And your boss can kill you.
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America's Revolutionary Wealth and its Impact Around the World
by Alvin Toffler
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Alvin Toffler, Author of Future Shock and The Third Wave; and, an adviser to military and intelligence communities, corporations, and governments worldwide on advances in technology, politics, economics, and society.
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In Depth: Thomas Friedman
by Thomas L. Friedman
Available on: Online Video
New York Times foreign affairs columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman was BookTV's guest on In Depth in May 2005.
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Mortgages, Foreclosures and Predatory Lending
by Montrice Yakimov
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Borrowing in America: Home Mortgages, Foreclosures and Predatory Lending with panelists Anne Canfield of the Consumer Mortgage Coalition, Allen Fishbein of the Consumer Federation of America…
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Uncommon Knowledge: Thomas Sowell
by Thomas Sowell
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Peter Robinson speaks with Thomas Sowell about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies in which Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues.
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Africa
by Tim Fry
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio | Online Video
How should Christians respond to issues in Darfur?
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Ludwig Mises: Mises Institute Lectures
by Ludwig von Mises
Available on: Audio Download
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (1881 - 1973), was a notable economist and social philosopher.
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The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
by Pietra Rivoli
Available on: Online Video
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade.
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