48 | Fiscal Policy
Fiscal policy is the use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy.
A recession hits and the government increases spending to stimulate the economy. How is this any different from increased government spending during a boom?
Macroeconomics represents half of all introductory economics courses, but the word itself wasn't in the english language until 1945. So what is macroeconomics? This video explores macroeconomics.
Where do our tax dollars go? We Americans spend a lot of time arguing over how our tax dollars are spent. But do we focus on the right things? Or have we been misdirected? Two-time Oscar winning director Barbara Kopple focuses her lens on answers that many may find startling.
Many people have been talking about job creation lately, especially politicians. But is government the best creator of jobs?
Where do our tax dollars go? We Americans spend a lot of time arguing over how our tax dollars are spent. But do we focus on the right things? Or have we been misdirected? Two-time Oscar winning director Barbara Kopple focuses her lens on answers that many may find startling.
A recession hits and the government increases spending to stimulate the economy. How is this any different from increased government spending during a boom?
The Income Statement is one of a company’s core financial statements that shows their profit and loss over a period of time.
The Income Statement is one of a company’s core financial statements that shows their profit and loss over a period of time.
Economics is much more than just numbers and graphs. In fact, we can use economics to explain much of what we encounter in our daily lives.
Macroeconomics represents half of all introductory economics courses, but the word itself wasn't in the english language until 1945. So what is macroeconomics? This video explores macroeconomics.
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Just like an individual, businesses must pay several different kinds of taxes, some easier to understand than others. Taxes for businesses come in several varieties: federal, state, and local.
In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a smog settled over London. It was called the London Fog, or Pea Soup.
In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a smog settled over London. It was called the London Fog, or Pea Soup. It was the result of factories and homes burning coal. But much of the cost was borne by third parties who earned nothing from the burned coal. Economist Arthur Cecil Pigou was among the first to explain the concept of such a "negative externality," and the first to suggest a way to deal with it.
Now, Pigou's insight is being used to fight climate change.