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Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive… duration 1 minute 53 seconds Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive… Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive Industry Contracts - Trailer	Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive Industry Contracts - Trailer Many resource-rich countries negotiate complex contracts to govern mining, oil, or gas projects. Despite the critical importance of these contracts in determining the risks and benefits of these… course trailers +7 More From SDG Academy 104 plays
The Negotiation duration 10 minutes 7 seconds The Negotiation The Negotiation	The Negotiation While each negotiation is different, the challenges they present for government negotiators are often similar. In this session, Solongoo Bayarsaikhan discusses internal and external challenges… contract negotiations +6 More From SDG Academy 122 plays
The Political Economy of Automation duration 11 minutes 0 seconds The Political Economy of Automation The Political Economy of Automation	The Political Economy of Automation This chapter is on the political economy of automation. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. sdg8 +8 More From SDG Academy 12 plays
Q&A \| William Horak \| 2019 Mar. 6 duration 58 minutes 55 seconds Q&A \| William Horak \| 2019 Mar. 6 Q&A \| William Horak \| 2019 Mar. 6	Q&A \| William Horak \| 2019 Mar. 6 In this Q&A from our Climate Action MOOC, Dr. Bill Horak, Chair of the Department of Nuclear Science and Technology at the Brookhaven National Lab, answers student questions about options for… q&a +7 More From SDG Academy 3 plays
Q&A \| Stephanie McClellan \| 2017 Jul. 31 duration 1 hour 8 minutes Q&A \| Stephanie McClellan \| 2017 Jul. 31 Q&A \| Stephanie McClellan \| 2017 Jul. 31	Q&A \| Stephanie McClellan \| 2017 Jul. 31 Stephanie McClellan, Director of the Special Initiative of Offshore Wind, answers questions related to the 7th week of the Climate Action course's 2017 run. This video is licensed under the CC… climate action +6 More From SDG Academy 0 plays
Q&A \| Stephanie McClellan \| 2018 Jan. 23 duration 55 minutes 26 seconds Q&A \| Stephanie McClellan \| 2018 Jan. 23 Q&A \| Stephanie McClellan \| 2018 Jan. 23	Q&A \| Stephanie McClellan \| 2018 Jan. 23 Stephanie McClellan, Director of the Special Initiative of Offshore Wind, answers questions related to Module 3 Chapter 4 of the "Natural Resources" course. This video is licensed under… climate action +7 More From SDG Academy 2 plays
Drivers of industry: exports and the basics duration 14 minutes 49 seconds Drivers of industry: exports and the basics Drivers of industry: exports and the basics	Drivers of industry: exports and the basics This chapter introduces the four key drivers of industrialization: 'the basics', exports, capabilities and clusting/agglomerations, how 'the basics' are an essential foundation… africa +12 More From SDG Academy 4 plays
The American Century duration 17 minutes 24 seconds The American Century The American Century	The American Century This chapter starts its discussion in 1914, looking at the rise of the US as a world power and the "American Century." This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. capitalism +7 More From SDG Academy 5 plays
Stabilization Themes duration 12 minutes 9 seconds Stabilization Themes Stabilization Themes	Stabilization Themes This chapter focuses on stabilization, which is the reduction of inflation to a very low level, and explains the tools to understand stabilization. These tools include stabilizing the exchange rate,… economics +8 More From SDG Academy 6 plays
PPP and Interest Rate Arbitrage duration 12 minutes 46 seconds PPP and Interest Rate Arbitrage PPP and Interest Rate Arbitrage	PPP and Interest Rate Arbitrage This chapter focuses on the purchasing power parity (PPP) and the interest rate arbitrage. Professor Larraín begins by explaining the law of one price, which states that a good must cost the… economics +6 More From SDG Academy 28 plays
International Comparisons of Income (PPP) duration 17 minutes 13 seconds International Comparisons of Income (PPP) International Comparisons of Income (PPP)	International Comparisons of Income (PPP) One of the challenges that faces macroeconomists is comparing the gross domestic product across countries. Using a numerical illustration of the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), which is the concept of… economics +7 More From SDG Academy 19 plays
The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia duration 13 minutes 24 seconds The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia	The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia Professor Sachs begins this chapter by explaining Angus Maddison's graphs of GDP per capita and population from the 1700s, in order to explain Europe’s rise to power during the fourth wave… gdp +9 More From SDG Academy 125 plays
The State of Conflict Around the World duration 9 minutes 44 seconds The State of Conflict Around the World The State of Conflict Around the World	The State of Conflict Around the World This chapter focuses on peace around the world as a peans of obtaining sustainable development, looking at the risk of nuclear war, current conflicts, and the cost of conflict. This video is… morality +8 More From SDG Academy 235 plays
Advanced Nuclear Power duration 9 minutes 18 seconds Advanced Nuclear Power Advanced Nuclear Power	Advanced Nuclear Power This chapter discusses the new generation of nuclear power reactors. there are approximately 40 countries with nuclear energy as part of their power mix, with some countries planning to phase out or… nuclear power +7 More From SDG Academy 43 plays
Nuclear Power duration 15 minutes 53 seconds Nuclear Power Nuclear Power	Nuclear Power In this chapter, Bill Horak discusses nuclear technology basics. He talks about the role of Columbia in the start of nuclear energy. He describes the process of nuclear fission in detail and compares… climate change +6 More From SDG Academy 24 plays
Human Roots of the Ecological Crisis duration 26 minutes 42 seconds Human Roots of the Ecological Crisis Human Roots of the Ecological Crisis	Human Roots of the Ecological Crisis Dr. Anthony Annett discusses the third section of the Pope’s encyclical, which highlights the roots of the existing ecological crisis. The encyclical frames the many social and environmental… climate change +7 More From SDG Academy 134 plays