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Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers

From world events to everyday decisions, economics explains it all. Platypus Economics makes it clear, useful, and actually fun.

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25:25

The Financial Sector - Bonds, Stocks and Shares -...

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/03/02

Are you thinking about investing in the Financial Markets? Should you put some of your retirement savings into bonds, or stocks and shares? Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers explain how you can invest and have some simple words of advice for you. Co-host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media Production.

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00:25:25

S E32: The Financial Sector - Bonds, Stocks and...

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/03/02

Bonds, Stocks and Shares

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00:19:32

S E31: Investment - Upfront costs for future gains

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/02/23

Investment Decisions

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19:32

Investment - Upfront costs for future gains

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/02/23

When businesses invest, they're weighing upfront costs against future gains. Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers show you how executives make smart investment decisions, and how you can use the same ideas to figure out whether to invest in your education, your health, or your financial future.Co-host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.

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00:18:46

S E30: Consumption and Saving - Spend Now or Save to...

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/02/16

To spend now or save for later

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18:46

Consumption and Saving - Spend Now or Save to Spend...

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/02/16

We all make decisions about when to spend our money and when to save for our future selves. Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers show you the tools to make the right spending and savingchoices at different times of your life, and what it all means for the macroeconomy.Co-host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.

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00:00:53

S E29: Assignment: Spending and Saving

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/02/09

How do you allocate?

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0:53

Assignment: Spending and Saving

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/02/09

The Think Like An Economist team are taking a break this week, but we'll be back next week to look at consumption and savings. See you then, Betsey, Justin and Nas.

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20:26

Inflation - When money loses its value

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/02/02

We might watch the inflation rate to see how the cost of living is changing, and how our money changes value over time. But what happens when we can't trust money any more? Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers explain inflation - what it is, the harm it can do, and how you can protect yourself against it.Co-Host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.

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00:20:26

S E28: Inflation - When money loses its value

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/02/02

Inflation - when your cash erodes

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17:59

Unemployment - Does joblessness have to mean...

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/01/26

Being unemployed can be very stressful, so what can economists do to help people back to work? Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers discuss what it means to be jobless, and what to do if you're unlucky enough to lose your job.Co-host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.

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00:17:59

S E27: Unemployment - Does joblessness have to mean...

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/01/26

Finding a way back from unemployment

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00:19:50

S E26: Economic Growth - Improving our Lives

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/01/19

Economic Growth - just add people, capital and ideas

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19:50

Economic Growth - Improving our Lives

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/01/19

When an economy grows, we live better lives. Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers show you how economic growth is fuelled by the mix of skilled workers, the right investments and new ideas. As one idea leads to another, innovation helps boost the economy and can make the world a better place. Co-host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.

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00:21:01

S E25: Gross Domestic Product - Adding Up Everything...

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/01/12

GDP - Measuring what we do

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21:01

Gross Domestic Product - Adding Up Everything We Do

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/01/12

We're diving into Macroeconomics with a look at Gross Domestic Product and how it counts everything in the economy - from output, to spending and the income earned. And Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers also show you how even the great yardstick that is GDP ignores some vital elements of society.Co-host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.

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00:05:44

S E24: Thinking Big, Remembering Small - From Micro...

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/01/05

Think Big, Remember Small

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5:45

Thinking Big, Remembering Small - From Micro to Macro

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2021/01/05

Now we've learned the tools of microeconomics, it's time to step up to macro. Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers are here to show you how millions of individual microeconomic decisions affect the macroeconomic world - and how macroeconomics gives decision makers the tools to make our lives better.Co-host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media Production.

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19:22

Private Information - I Know Something You Don’t Know

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2020/12/22

What happens when you know something that others don't? Or they know something you don't? These information asymmetries can great create a fog of mistrust, and doing business can get tricky. Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers help clear the economic fog, and find ways to restore that trust.Co-Host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media Production

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00:19:22

S E23: Private Information - I Know Something You...

Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ·

2020/12/22

I know something you don’t know

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