Top 10 insights from economics - EP129

Economics Explored

English - March 04, 2022 19:16 - 38 minutes - 35 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Show host Gene Tunny reviews his top ten insights from economics with Tim Hughes. These include insights regarding specialization and trade, opportunity cost, and the price mechanism, among others. Applications to traffic congestion and climate change, among other issues, are explored.

An e-book of Gene's top 10 insights is available to subscribers of the economicsexplored.com website.

Links relevant to the conversation

On comparative advantage:

https://www.economicsonline.co.uk/global_economics/comparative_advantage.html

https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/ap-macroeconomics/basic-economics-concepts-macro/scarcity-and-growth/v/comparative-advantage-specialization-and-gains-from-trade

On California’s emissions reduction scheme:

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/cap-and-trade-program

Thanks to the show’s audio engineer Josh Crotts for his assistance in producing the episode.

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