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3 things We Know about Economics (Tim Harford 1/6) Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 474 seconds Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, describes how economics lecturers can capture and keep the attention of students Related: economics, education, teaching |
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Economics and the Big Problems (Tim Harford 3/6) Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 524 seconds Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, talks about how economics can be taught in the context of world problems such as development. Related: development, economics, education, teaching |
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The Secret Cappuccino (Tim Harford 2/6) Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 251 seconds Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, talks about price discrimination at the Developments in Economics Education conference in Cambridge. Related: economics, education, teaching |
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What Economists Don't Know (Tim Harford 4/6) Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 359 seconds Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, talks about efficient markets and fallibilism to an audience of economics lecturers Related: economics, education, finance, teaching |
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Economics Dude Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 312 seconds Ed has just started at University and already faces difficult decisions such as where to live and how much beer to drink. However, all becomes clearer and life at University becomes all the sweeter once he treats economics as a life skill. Made by students from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, for the WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk student films project Related: decisions, drinking, economics, humor, humour, student |
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Connecting Economics to the Real World (Tim Harford 5/6) Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 213 seconds Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, discusses how to connect the teaching of economics to students' own experiences. Related: economics, education |
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Beyond the Equations (Tim Harford 6/6) Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 259 seconds Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, talks about how academic economics is not confined to equation-solving. From the DEE 2007 conference in Cambridge Related: economics, education |
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Captain Economics Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 278 seconds Our mysterious masked hero has practical advice for all sorts of people, based on concepts from economics. He also has nice, clean underpants. Made by students at the University of Exeter for the WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk student films project Related: decisions, economics, humor, humour, superhero, trade |
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24 Hour Economist Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 282 seconds Tim encounters a surprising number of economic ideas and principles in the course of one ordinary day. Made by students at the University of Nottingham for the WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk student films project Related: day-in-the-life, economics, journey, prices, trade |
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Economics, Careers, and... Untimely Death? Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 229 seconds This frank commentary on university life goes backwards in time, from successful graduation back to the choice of a degree course. Tragic revelations await. Made by students in the University of Leicester as part of the WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk student film project Related: degree, economics, jobs, nonlinear, stuyding, university |
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Working as a Government Economist: Martin Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 306 seconds The WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk camera crew visited the Government Economic Service to talk to some young professional economists about their work. Here is the first resulting interview. Related: careers, economics, government |
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Why am I Studying Economics? Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 223 seconds A variety of footage shows the global reach of economic issues, and the global reach of the career of an economics graduate. At a graduation ceremony, former students discuss their plans. Created by postgraduate students at the University of Sheffield as part of the WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk student film project Related: careers, degree, economics, graduation, university |
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The Hidden Ham Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 375 seconds Murder, starvation, shopping and economics lecturing all feature in this subtitled film. A lecturer explaining some odd applications of microeconomics faces a hostile take-over from a student who has bigger issues on his mind. Made by students at the Università di Firenze, Italy, as part of the WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk student films project Related: comedy, consumption, decisions, demand, economics, politics |
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Working as a Government Economist: Donald Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 233 seconds The WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk camera crew visited the Government Economic Service to talk to some young professional economists. This is the fifth interview in the series. Related: career, economics, government |
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What If? Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 220 seconds This film follows the work decisions made by Danny in two parallel universes. In the first version, he is baffled by economics and comes a cropper. In the alternative world, an economics degree helps him get a pay rise and car, but does he get the girl? Created by students at the University of Sheffield as part of the WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk student films project Related: careers, economics, failure, parallel-worlds, success |
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Working as a Government Economist: Hannah Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 257 seconds The WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk camera crew visited the Government Economic Service to talk to some young professional economists. This is the second interview in the series. Related: careers, economics, government |
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Invasion of the Planet Destroyers Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 181 seconds When rampant waste and pollution threaten our quality of life, the Government calls for the help of... Doctor Economics! You too can join his quest. Made by students at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK for the WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk student film project Related: economics, environment, pollution, retro, superhero |
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Everyday Economics Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 108 seconds This is a subtle, mostly wordless demonstration of the ubiquity of economics. We follow a student on her way to her first economics lecture, passing many shops, signs and headlines on the way, all of which bear on economic issues. Made by undergraduate students at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, as part of the WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk student films project Related: advertising, economics, journey, marketing, prices |
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Working as a Government Economist: Richard Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 158 seconds The WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk camera crew visited the Government Economic Service to talk to some young professional economists. This is the third interview in the series. Related: careers, economics, government |
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Working as a Government Economist: Sarjan Posted by: economicsnetwork
Video duration: 213 seconds The WhyStudyEconomics.ac .uk camera crew visited the Government Economic Service to talk to some young professional economists. This is the fourth interview in the series. Related: careers, economics, government |
