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From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019
This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet. In this final video, Professor Sachs talks about the environmental challenges… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter focuses on growth and inequality, and more specifically, the Kuznets Curve, in order to show the relationship between income per capita and inequality.… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This chapter talks about the arrival of capitalist institutions which remade societies by creating market relations for labor, land, intellectual property, and other… -
From SDG Academy on 24 August, 2019
Paul Maseli asks how recent trends affect the interpretation of Industries without Smokestacks. -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This video is part of Module 5: How can we improve human development in cities? education, skills, focus on SDG 4 -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
In this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about how gross domestic product (GDP) per person, as a rough measure of living standards and well-being, is increasingly being… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
In this chapter, the six key transformation pathways to the SDGs are introduced, followed by more in-depth analysis of education, inclusion, jobs, and growth. Professor… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter explains the financial bubble that occurs when a financial asset deviates from its fundamental value. In a financial bubble, there is a sudden price surge… -
From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020
In the fourth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger outlines the characteristics of the knowledge economy and discusses what… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter mentions three problems with stimulus policies. First, it may not be so easy to raise aggregate demand using the specific policy tools that government has,… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter discusses inflation and unemployment, as well as problems of stabilization. There is a trade-off between inflation and unemployment. Professor… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter talks about the role of government induced tools, such as actions by the central bank or actions in budget spending and tax decisions, towards a… -
From SDG Academy on 24 August, 2019
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From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020
In the sixth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger differentiates finance from the real economy, and argues for a completely new… -
From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020
In the fifth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger argues that a truly progressive approach to the economy requires a change in… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses an economy that is not fully employed, or an economy that is in an economic recession or depression. He explains the factors…