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from the Annenberg/CPB series Economics U$A (Broadband Video on Demand)
Macroeconomics Related
3. U.S. Economic Growth
This episode documents the GNP's greatest achievements and failures since its introduction in the 1930s. (Broadband Video on Demand)
4. Booms and Busts
America's roller-coaster economy is examined in light of the economic theories of Marx, Schumpeter, Keynes, and Say. (Broadband Video on Demand)
5. John Maynard Keynes
This program introduces Keynesian economic theory and analyzes the Depression. (Broadband Video on Demand)
6. Fiscal Policy
This program explores how the government's tax and spending policies are used to reduce the severity of business cycle fluctuations. (Broadband Video on Demand)
7. Inflation
This program examines the economic and social costs of the inflationary spiral of the early 1960s and questions whether the problem of inflation has been solved. (Broadband Video on Demand)
8. The Banking System
The S&L crisis is reviewed with a discussion of deposit insurance and the accountability of financial institutions. This program was revised in 1992. (Broadband Video on Demand)
9. The Federal Reserve
The rising power of the Federal Reserve Board and the pros and cons of increasing reliance on monetary policy are examined. (Broadband Video on Demand)
10. Stagflation
Demand-pull and cost-push inflation: looking at the economic crises of the 1970's and the economic expansion of the 1990's. Updated 2002. (Broadband Video on Demand)
11. Productivity
The cause of America's great productivity slide is examined, along with possible solutions. (Broadband Video on Demand)
12. Federal Deficits
This program examines efforts to reduce the deficit, including the Gramm-Rudman Act and a proposed constitutional amendment requiring balanced budgets. Updated 2003. (Broadband Video on Demand)
13. Monetary Policy
Three Federal Reserve Chairmen -- Arthur Burns, Paul Volcker, and Alan Greenspan -- are examined. Updated 2002. (Broadband Video on Demand)
14. Stabilization Policy
This program covers the debate between monetarists and Keynesians, supply-side economics, and the 1985 Bonn Economic Summit. (Broadband Video on Demand)
27. International Trade
This program discusses the effects of international trade, tariffs, and quotas versus free trade. Updated 2002. (Broadband Video on Demand)
28. Exchange Rates
Governments try to control exchange rates, as seen in the Plaza Accord of 1985 and the Louvre Accord of 1987. Updated 2003. (Broadband Video on Demand)
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