Economics

Examining the nature of a market economy and how it works. This program discusses primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors of the economy. It looks at different economic models, from free market to communism and considers the effects of globalization.

The American Sustainable Business Council tries to incorporate the 17 UNSDGs into business corporations. Crompton describes the growth in the number of organizations that promote sustainable ethical economics.

In the 1990s, the United States and many other countries adopted "free trade" policies to eliminate commercial barriers among nations and create a more integrated global economy. Supporters of globalization argue that it has spurred trade, reduced poverty and income inequality, and brought the world closer together. Opponents of globalization, however, argue that it has lowered wages, gutted the middle class, weakened environmental protections, and undermined local control. Has globalization improved people's lives and boosted economic growth worldwide? Or has globalization backfired?

This two-part series introduces students to opportunity cost and its applications in everyday life and shows how goods and services drive economies.

For generations, Monopoly has been America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and--for better or worse--the impulses that make our free-market society tick. But behind the myth of the game’s creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing. Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History presents the fascinating true story behind America’s favorite game.

In this program, three young people who use economics in their work, talk about their working lives, career paths, and what they enjoy about their jobs.