Oxford College Principles of Microeconomics Course

Hidden Brain: Theory Vs. Reality: Why Our Economic Behavior Isn't Always Rational

From Hidden Brain: We don't always behave the way economic models say we will. We don't save enough for retirement. We order dessert when we're supposed to be dieting. We

Econtalk: Robert Frank on Inequality

From Econtalk: Robert Frank of Cornell University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about inequality. Is there a role for public policy in mitigating income inequalit

Throughline: Lives Of The Great Depression

From Throughline: The Great Depression was a revolutionary spark for all kinds of things — health insurance, social safety nets, big government — all of which were in res

Vox Talks: Climate shock: the economic consequences of a hotter planet

From Vox Talks: At the heart of policy debates about our collective responses to climate change is the issue of risk and uncertainty - ‘unknown unknowns’ about the impact

Planet Money: Quit Threat

From Planet Money: On today's show, we ask: What does full employment really look like? NPR sent reporters across the country, including to Ames, Iowa, the city with t

Econtalk: Noah Smith on Worker Compensation, Co-determination, and Market Power

From Econtalk: Bloomberg Opinion columnist and economist Noah Smith talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about corporate control, wages, and monopoly power. Smith discus

Freakonomics radio: The Most Interesting Fruit in the World (Ep. 375)

From Freakonomics radio: The banana used to be a luxury good. Now it’s the most popular fruit in the U.S. and elsewhere. But the production efficiencies that made it so c

Freakonomics radio: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373)

From Freakonomics radio: As cities become ever-more expensive, politicians and housing advocates keep calling for rent control. Economists think that’s a terrible idea. T

Planet Money: A Bet On The Future Of Humanity (Ep508)

From Planet Money: A famous biologist, Paul Ehrlich, predicts that overpopulation will lead to global catastrophe. He writes a bestselling book — The Population Bomb — an

WSJ - The Journal: The World Has Too Much Oil

From WSJ - The Journal: Demand for oil has plummeted as the coronavirus has shut down much of the world, but most producers are still pumping. WSJ's Russell Gold explains

Planet Money: Why The Price of Coke Didn't Change For 70 years

From Planet Money: Prices go up. Occasionally, prices go down. But for 70 years, the price of a bottle of Coca-Cola didn't change. From 1886 until the late 1950s, a bottl

Today in Focus (The Guardian): The global race for face masks

From Today in Focus (The Guardian): The world economy may have dramatically dipped and the price of oil crashed, but one commodity is seeing an unprecedented boom: the fa

Planet Money: The Pickle Problem

From Planet Money: In our second class, we find markets everywhere and discuss what makes them work and when they fail. We start off with the basic tools to understand

Planet Money: Big Government Cheese

From Planet Money: In 1976, Jimmy Carter made a campaign promise: I'm giving dairy farmers a break. And after he won, he set out to raise the price of milk. But that's ea