Microeconomics & Behavioral Economics Videos Hacker News Recommends

explainer#141

Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek - The Original Economics Rap Battle!

Radical Discourse

“the Keynes vs. Hayek rap is incredibly well informed about both positions, and it's pretty easy to follow and entertaining”

10 HN recommenders · 2010–2024

talk#270

Debt: The First 5,000 Years | David Graeber | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“this excellent talk by the late David Graeber about the history of debt”

8 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

explainer#366

The Machinery Of Freedom: Illustrated summary

bitbutter

“it's an illustrated talk by David D. Friedman, explaining how police, courts and other things would exist and work in a world without government”

4 HN recommenders · 2012–2020

talk#373

The Psychology of Human Misjudgement - Charlie Munger Full Speech

BuffettMungerWisdom

“Develop an intuitive understanding of the key mental models mentioned by Charlie Munger in his classic speech”

6 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

explainer#393

The Economics of Airline Class

Wendover Productions

“Would highly recommend the YouTube video below [0] from Wendover”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

podcast#420

Peter Thiel on "The Portal", Episode #001: "An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure."

Eric Weinstein

“I recommend that people listen to that episode even if it's not interesting to you.”

8 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

explainer#436

Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated

Technology Connections

“highly recommended if you want an engineers perspective, with no 'great conspiracy' hype.”

9 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

commentary#449

Tobacco: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“I really encourage you to check it out. It's about 18min long, but well worth it”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2021

lecture#516

Democracy at Work: Curing Capitalism | Richard Wolff | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“I recently came across an interesting talk by Richard Wolff at Google [1]”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

commentary#623

The Lottery: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“this video is worth watching.”

6 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

interview#712

Milton Friedman - The Negative Income Tax

LibertyPen

“here's a nice intro”

7 HN recommenders · 2012–2022

explainer#733

The Carbon Offset Problem

Wendover Productions

“does a much better job than the article of both highlighting specific examples and laying out the perverse incentive structures”

5 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

explainer#830

A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place – Egoistic Altruism

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“There is a video [0] I love that explains an argument for this well.”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

lecture#937

Economics of Nuclear Reactor

Illinois EnergyProf

“His videos are great. Worth your time.”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

explainer#963

Why Tipping Should Be Banned - Adam Ruins Everything

Dropout

“is worth watching if you are of the school of thought that tipping is bad”

4 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

talk#1097

The paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz | TED

TED

“My favourite TED talk pairing is Dan Gilbert's Surprising Science of Happiness”

4 HN recommenders · 2010–2022

explainer#1135

This is why we can't have nice things

Veritasium

“Veritasium made a video that reviews the history and presents the topic in an engaging way.”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

lecture#1177

Milton Friedman - The Real World Effects Of Unions

LibertyPen

“Great short explanation from Milton Friedman”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

news#1364

60 Minutes - Luxottica. Do you know who makes your glasses?

Luxury Eyesight

“See this eye-opening 60 Minutes story on Luxottica”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

explainer#1379

Why do competitors open their stores next to one another? - Jac de Haan

TED-Ed

“this is the best explanation i've found so far on Nash's Equilibrium”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

lecture#1550

Milton Friedman Speaks: Money and Inflation (B1230) - Full Video

Free To Choose Network

“I think is under rated talk which explains complex stuff in layman terms.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

talk#1559

Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“If you're short on time, watch Kahneman's talk at Google, which basically summarizes the first chapter or so.”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2023

interview#1576

Abolish Copyrights and Patents? A Soho Forum Debate

ReasonTV

“Here is a debate on IP with two different libertarian perspective”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

podcast#1646

327 - Choices, costs, and challenges in US healthcare: insurance, drug pricing, & potential reforms

Peter Attia MD

“The best primer on the choices that make our healthcare expensive, and where the money goes, are in this video”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026

lecture#1663

Milton Friedman - Why Tax Reform Is Impossible

LibertyPen

“There is a good Milton Friedman video wherein he explains why tax reform won't happen in the United States.”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2022

explainer#1745

Dominic Frisby. A simple guide to land value tax

Dominic Frisby Comedy Videos

“Land value tax explained in 10 minutes”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

talk#1755

RSA ANIMATE: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

Royal Society of Arts

“well worth a watch (10 minutes) and approachable by those without philosophical backgrounds”

3 HN recommenders · 2011–2022

explainer#1783

The Stealership Trap - Why We Need the Dealership "Rip Off"

FortNine

“Here is a well researched youtube video on the subject.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

talk#1824

The puzzle of motivation | Dan Pink | TED

TED

“I highly recommend taking a look at the work of Daniel Pink related to money as an incentive.”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2026

commentary#1951

How government programs drive up college tuitions

Peter Schiff

“Here's a solid video on the topic where Peter Schiff explains why college tuition is so high”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2018

explainer#2010

I, Pencil: The Movie

I, Pencil

“It's really about specialization and the interdependency of everything in the economy”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021

talk#2099

Gabe Newell: On Productivity, Economics, Political Institutions, and the Future of Corporations

blogphilofilms

“For an understanding of what Valve are doing, here is a 1 hour talk by Gabe Newell (CEO)”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

comedy#2116

Principles of economics, translated

Yoram Bauman

“a great 5min video”

3 HN recommenders · 2009–2023

podcast#2173

Unlocking UAP Mysteries: Economics, Aliens, and The Great Filter | Merged EP0109

Merged Podcast

“Grabby Aliens concept by Robin Hanson is an interesting new take on UFOs.”

3 HN recommenders · 2023

explainer#2343

Induced Demand & Roadway Widening: Everything You Always Wanted to Know (and Weren't Afraid to Ask)

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd

“Anyway, Ray explains it better than I could and he agrees that the term is bad”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

documentary#2577

Free To Choose 1980 - Vol. 01 The Power of the Market - Full Video

Free To Choose Network

“What really made it click was Milton Friedman's”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

podcast#2597

Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics | Lex Fridman Podcast #284

Lex Fridman

“this episode turned me from a "fuck any form of crypto" stance to an appreciation of BTC the technology”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

explainer#2692

Death to Pennies

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has an excellent youtube video on the whole issue for the US.”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

lecture#2778

The Myth of the Robber Barons with Burt Folsom

Foundation for Economic Education

“Burton Folsom on the myth of robber barons and the great american entrepreneurs of the 19th century.”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2020

talk#2849

Are we in control of our decisions? | Dan Ariely

TED

“talks about the very significant differences in organ donation rates between countries”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2017

explainer#3091

Pounds, shillings, and pence: a history of English coinage

Lindybeige

“A better explanation is Lindybeige's video about pre-decimal British coinage”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

talk#3147

Noam Chomsky: "Free Markets?"

Santarchy

“I highly recommend watching this talk by Noam Chomsky titled”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2020

talk#3170

The riddle of experience vs. memory | Daniel Kahneman

TED

“Daniel Khaneman talks about the experiencing self versus the remembering self”

2 HN recommenders · 2010–2019

explainer#3390

Strong Towns: Property Tax vs. Land Value "Tax" (LVT)

John Snow

“Check out this Strong Towns video for an explanation about both taxes and how they differ”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

explainer#3407

Why Are American Health Care Costs So High?

vlogbrothers

“This video (which has been making its rounds) explains many of the contributing factors to the cost of healthcare.”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2014

lecture#3426

Milton Friedman Speaks: The Economics of Medical Care (B1234) - Full Video

Free To Choose Network

“He explains how regulation eventually results in a centrally planned setup that is less efficient than what used to happen.”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

talk#3452

The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Nick Hanauer

TED

“The only way we can change things on a larger scale is to change the incentives, to change the overarching goals.”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

explainer#3641

RSA ANIMATE: The Truth About Dishonesty

Royal Society of Arts

“Watch this video. It changed my view on the world”

1 HN recommenders · 2015