Thomas Sowell - Basic Economics, A Citizens Guide to the Economy

File Name

Size

Ch 01 - What is Economics.mp3

2.6 MB

Ch 02 - Prices and Markets - The Role of Prices - 01 - Intro.mp3

1.5 MB

Ch 02 - Prices and Markets - The Role of Prices - 02 - Prices and Costs.mp3

4.5 MB

Ch 02 - Prices and Markets - The Role of Prices - 03 - Prices in Action.mp3

1005 kB

Ch 02 - Prices and Markets - The Role of Prices - 04 - Rationing by Prices.mp3

1.6 MB

Ch 02 - Prices and Markets - The Role of Prices - 05 - Prices and Supplies.mp3

655 kB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 01 - Intro.mp3

821 kB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 02 - Price Ceilings and Shortages.mp3

419 kB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 03 - Demand Under Rent Control.mp3

2.1 MB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 04 - Supply Under Rent Control.mp3

1.8 MB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 05 - The Politics of Rent Control.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 06 - Scarcity vs Shortage.mp3

1.7 MB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 07 - Black Markets.mp3

621 kB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 08 - Price Floors and Surpluses.mp3

3.1 MB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 09 - Quality Deterioration.mp3

890 kB

Ch 03 - Prices and Markets - Price Controls - 10 - The Politics of Price Controls.mp3

1.1 MB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 01 - Intro.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 02 - Cause and Effect.mp3

461 kB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 03 - Systemic Causation.mp3

2.2 MB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 04 - Complexity and Causation.mp3

744 kB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 05 - Individual vs Systemic Rationality.mp3

670 kB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 06 - Incentives vs Goals.mp3

3.2 MB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 07 - Scarcity and Competition.mp3

178 kB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 08 - Economic Institutions.mp3

965 kB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 09 - Incremental Substitutions.mp3

1.5 MB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 10 - Subsidies and Taxes.mp3

1017 kB

Ch 04 - Prices and Markets - An Overview - 11 - The Meaning of Costs.mp3

760 kB

Ch 05 - Industry and Commerce - The Rise and Fall of Businesses - 01 - Intro.mp3

254 kB

Ch 05 - Industry and Commerce - The Rise and Fall of Businesses - 02 - Adjusting to Changes.mp3

6.6 MB

Ch 05 - Industry and Commerce - The Rise and Fall of Businesses - 03 - The Co-ordination of Knowledge.mp3

3.6 MB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 01 - Intro.mp3

913 kB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 02 - Profits.mp3

391 kB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 03 - Profits as Incentives.mp3

2.4 MB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 04 - Profit Rates.mp3

1.1 MB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 05 - Costs of Production.mp3

80 kB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 06 - Economies of Scale.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 07 - Diseconomies of Scale.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 08 - Costs and Capacities.mp3

1.4 MB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 09 - Specialization and Distribution.mp3

417 kB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 10 - Middlemen.mp3

2.0 MB

Ch 06 - Industry and Commerce - The Roll of Profits and Losses - 11 - Socialist Economies.mp3

2.7 MB

Ch 07 - Industry and Commerce - Big Business and Government - 01 - Intro.mp3

391 kB

Ch 07 - Industry and Commerce - Big Business and Government - 02 - Monopolies and Cartels.mp3

3.8 MB

Ch 07 - Industry and Commerce - Big Business and Government - 03 - Anti-Trust Laws.mp3

5.9 MB

Ch 07 - Industry and Commerce - Big Business and Government - 04 - Regulatory Commissions.mp3

3.5 MB

Ch 08 - Industry and Commerce - An Overview - 01 - Intro.mp3

1.0 MB

Ch 08 - Industry and Commerce - An Overview - 02 - Changing Conditions.mp3

2.3 MB

Ch 08 - Industry and Commerce - An Overview - 03 - Leadership.mp3

2.1 MB

Ch 08 - Industry and Commerce - An Overview - 04 - Knowledge and Decisions.mp3

2.5 MB

Ch 08 - Industry and Commerce - An Overview - 05 - Agents.mp3

837 kB

Ch 08 - Industry and Commerce - An Overview - 06 - Franchises.mp3

415 kB

Ch 08 - Industry and Commerce - An Overview - 07 - Market vs Non-Market Economies.mp3

3.7 MB

Ch 08 - Industry and Commerce - An Overview - 08 - Winners and Losers.mp3

1.0 MB

Ch 09 - Work and Pay - Productivity and Pay - 01 - Intro.mp3

1.8 MB

Ch 09 - Work and Pay - Productivity and Pay - 02 - Pay Differences.mp3

541 kB

Ch 09 - Work and Pay - Productivity and Pay - 03 - Income Distribution.mp3

3.6 MB

Ch 09 - Work and Pay - Productivity and Pay - 04 - Differences in Skills.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 09 - Work and Pay - Productivity and Pay - 05 - Job Discrimination.mp3

3.0 MB

Ch 09 - Work and Pay - Productivity and Pay - 06 - Capital, Labor, and Efficiency.mp3

2.3 MB

Ch 10 - Work and Pay - Controlled Labor Markets - 01 - Intro.mp3

302 kB

Ch 10 - Work and Pay - Controlled Labor Markets - 02 - Job Security.mp3

2.8 MB

Ch 10 - Work and Pay - Controlled Labor Markets - 03 - Minimum Wage Laws.mp3

414 kB

Ch 10 - Work and Pay - Controlled Labor Markets - 04 - Unemployment.mp3

1.8 MB

Ch 10 - Work and Pay - Controlled Labor Markets - 05 - Informal Minimum Wages.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 10 - Work and Pay - Controlled Labor Markets - 06 - Differential Impact.mp3

1.0 MB

Ch 10 - Work and Pay - Controlled Labor Markets - 07 - Collective Bargaining.mp3

141 kB

Ch 10 - Work and Pay - Controlled Labor Markets - 08 - Employer Organizations.mp3

1.8 MB

Ch 10 - Work and Pay - Controlled Labor Markets - 09 - Labor Unions.mp3

1.9 MB

Ch 11 - Work and Pay - An Overview - 01 - Intro.mp3

384 kB

Ch 11 - Work and Pay - An Overview - 02 - The Mystique of Labor.mp3

2.8 MB

Ch 11 - Work and Pay - An Overview - 03 - Allocation and Inequalities.mp3

2.0 MB

Ch 11 - Work and Pay - An Overview - 04 - Occupational Pay Differentials.mp3

679 kB

Ch 11 - Work and Pay - An Overview - 05 - Income Distribution.mp3

3.2 MB

Ch 12 - Time and Risk - Investment and Speculation - 01 - Intro.mp3

2.2 MB

Ch 12 - Time and Risk - Investment and Speculation - 02 - Speculation.mp3

3.0 MB

Ch 12 - Time and Risk - Investment and Speculation - 03 - Inventories.mp3

649 kB

Ch 12 - Time and Risk - Investment and Speculation - 04 - Return on Investment.mp3

2.1 MB

Ch 12 - Time and Risk - Investment and Speculation - 05 - Present Value.mp3

187 kB

Ch 12 - Time and Risk - Investment and Speculation - 06 - Prices and Present Values.mp3

1.5 MB

Ch 12 - Time and Risk - Investment and Speculation - 07 - Natural Resources.mp3

3.3 MB

Ch 13 - Time and Risk - Risks and Insurance - 01 - Intro.mp3

647 kB

Ch 13 - Time and Risk - Risks and Insurance - 02 - Bonds.mp3

1.7 MB

Ch 13 - Time and Risk - Risks and Insurance - 03 - Variable Returns vs Fixed Returns.mp3

140 kB

Ch 13 - Time and Risk - Risks and Insurance - 04 - Stocks and Bonds.mp3

2.3 MB

Ch 13 - Time and Risk - Risks and Insurance - 05 - Risk and Time.mp3

1.0 MB

Ch 13 - Time and Risk - Risks and Insurance - 06 - Risk and Diversification.mp3

903 kB

Ch 13 - Time and Risk - Risks and Insurance - 08 - Investing in Human Capital.mp3

1.4 MB

Ch 13 - Time and Risk - Risks and Insurance - 09 - Insurance.mp3

4.3 MB

Ch 14 - Time and Risk - An Overview - 01 - Intro.mp3

657 kB

Ch 14 - Time and Risk - An Overview - 02 - Financial Institutions.mp3

1.6 MB

Ch 14 - Time and Risk - An Overview - 03 - Time and Money.mp3

1.4 MB

Ch 14 - Time and Risk - An Overview - 04 - Economic Adjustments.mp3

1.4 MB

Ch 14 - Time and Risk - An Overview - 05 - Time and Politics.mp3

1.5 MB

Ch 14 - Time and Risk - An Overview - 06 - Time and Foresight.mp3

2.3 MB

Ch 15 - The National Economy - National Output - 01 - Intro.mp3

607 kB

Ch 15 - The National Economy - National Output - 02 - The Fallacy of Composition.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 15 - The National Economy - National Output - 03 - Output and Demand.mp3

1.1 MB

Ch 15 - The National Economy - National Output - 04 - Measuring National Output.mp3

945 kB

Ch 15 - The National Economy - National Output - 05 - The Composition of Output.mp3

377 kB

Ch 15 - The National Economy - National Output - 06 - Comparisons Over Time.mp3

321 kB

Ch 15 - The National Economy - National Output - 07 - International Comparisons.mp3

1.6 MB

Ch 15 - The National Economy - National Output - 08 - Statistical Trends.mp3

1.5 MB

Ch 16 - The National Economy - Money and the Banking System - 01 - Intro.mp3

281 kB

Ch 16 - The National Economy - Money and the Banking System - 02 - The Role of Money.mp3

881 kB

Ch 16 - The National Economy - Money and the Banking System - 03 - Inflation.mp3

3.5 MB

Ch 16 - The National Economy - Money and the Banking System - 04 - Deflation.mp3

1.8 MB

Ch 16 - The National Economy - Money and the Banking System - 05 - The Banking System.mp3

2.7 MB

Ch 17 - The National Economy - The Role of Government - 01 - Intro.mp3

964 kB

Ch 17 - The National Economy - The Role of Government - 02 - Law and Order.mp3

2.0 MB

Ch 17 - The National Economy - The Role of Government - 03 - The Framework of Laws.mp3

1.5 MB

Ch 17 - The National Economy - The Role of Government - 04 - Property Rights.mp3

3.5 MB

Ch 17 - The National Economy - The Role of Government - 05 - Social Order.mp3

2.5 MB

Ch 17 - The National Economy - The Role of Government - 06 - External Costs and Benefits.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 17 - The National Economy - The Role of Government - 07 - Incentives and Constraints.mp3

4.3 MB

Ch 18 - The National Economy - An Overview - 01 - Intro.mp3

189 kB

Ch 18 - The National Economy - An Overview - 02 - Zero-Sum Thinking.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 18 - The National Economy - An Overview - 03 - The Fallacy of Composition.mp3

928 kB

Ch 18 - The National Economy - An Overview - 04 - The Role of Government.mp3

1.9 MB

Ch 18 - The National Economy - An Overview - 05 - Economic Measurement.mp3

2.5 MB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 01 - Intro.mp3

1.7 MB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 02 - The Basis For International Trade.mp3

150 kB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 03 - Absolute Advantage.mp3

642 kB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 04 - Comparative Advantage.mp3

2.1 MB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 05 - Economies of Scale.mp3

1.5 MB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 06 - International Trade Restrictions.mp3

599 kB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 07 - The High Wage Fallacy.mp3

2.1 MB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 08 - Infant Industries.mp3

284 kB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 09 - National Defense.mp3

483 kB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 10 - Dumping.mp3

1.0 MB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 11 - Kinds of Restrictions.mp3

674 kB

Ch 19 - The International Economy - International Trade - 12 - Changing Conditions.mp3

1.5 MB

Ch 20 - The International Economy - International Transfers of Wealth - 01 - Intro.mp3

611 kB

Ch 20 - The International Economy - International Transfers of Wealth - 02 - International Investment.mp3

3.8 MB

Ch 20 - The International Economy - International Transfers of Wealth - 03 - Other Transfers.mp3

91 kB

Ch 20 - The International Economy - International Transfers of Wealth - 04 - Remitances.mp3

588 kB

Ch 20 - The International Economy - International Transfers of Wealth - 05 - Immigrants and Immigrants.mp3

1.2 MB

Ch 20 - The International Economy - International Transfers of Wealth - 06 - Imperialism.mp3

1.6 MB

Ch 20 - The International Economy - International Transfers of Wealth - 07 - Foreign Aid.mp3

1.8 MB

Ch 20 - The International Economy - International Transfers of Wealth - 08 - The International Monetary System.mp3

1.8 MB

Ch 20 - The International Economy - International Transfers of Wealth - 09 - Zero-Sum Thinking.mp3

868 kB

Ch 21 - The International Economy - An Overview - 01 - Intro.mp3

1.3 MB

Ch 21 - The International Economy - An Overview - 02 - The Role of Trade.mp3

2.3 MB

Ch 21 - The International Economy - An Overview - 03 - The Role of International Investment.mp3

3.9 MB

Ch 22 - Special Economic Issues - Non-Economic Values - 01 - Intro.mp3

1.4 MB

Ch 22 - Special Economic Issues - Non-Economic Values - 02 - Markets and Greed.mp3

4.2 MB

Ch 22 - Special Economic Issues - Non-Economic Values - 03 - Saving Lives.mp3

573 kB

Ch 22 - Special Economic Issues - Non-Economic Values - 04 - Unmet Needs.mp3

1.8 MB

Ch 22 - Special Economic Issues - Non-Economic Values - 05 - What is Waste.mp3

784 kB

Ch 23 - Special Economic Issues - Myths About Markets - 01 - Intro.mp3

217 kB

Ch 23 - Special Economic Issues - Myths About Markets - 02 - Morality and Markets.mp3

1.8 MB

Ch 23 - Special Economic Issues - Myths About Markets - 03 - Prices.mp3

235 kB

Ch 23 - Special Economic Issues - Myths About Markets - 04 - Different Prices for the Same Thing.mp3

948 kB

Ch 23 - Special Economic Issues - Myths About Markets - 05 - Predatory Pricing.mp3

1.0 MB

Ch 23 - Special Economic Issues - Myths About Markets - 06 - Brand Names.mp3

2.3 MB

Ch 23 - Special Economic Issues - Myths About Markets - 07 - The Role of Profits (Business and the Market).mp3

2.3 MB

Ch 23 - Special Economic Issues - Myths About Markets - 08 - The Role of Profits (Non-Profit Organizations).mp3

2.4 MB

Ch 23 - Special Economic Issues - Myths About Markets - 09 - Trickle Down Theory.mp3

1011 kB

Ch 24 - Parting Thoughts.mp3

4.9 MB