Economics Movies

  • 2009
    Money as Debt II

    Money as Debt II

    Money as Debt II

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    Bailouts, stimulus packages, debt piled upon debt…Where will it all end? How did we get into a situation where there has never been more...

    Money as Debt II
  • 2009
    Broke: The New American Dream

    Broke: The New American Dream

    Broke: The New American Dream

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    A vivid, honest, often humorous and always insightful look at our struggle with investments and retirement. Michael Covel traveled 75,000 miles over...

    Broke: The New American Dream
  • 2013
    American Made Movie

    American Made Movie

    American Made Movie

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    American Made Movie looks back on the glory days of U.S. manufacturing when there was a more balanced relationship between the goods produced and...

    American Made Movie
  • 2013
    Mind the Gap

    Mind the Gap

    Mind the Gap

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    Why is the gap between the rich and the poor growing faster in New Zealand than in most other OECD countries? And why is inequality bad for all of...

    Mind the Gap
  • 2009
    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time

    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time

    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time

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    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time is a hard-hitting investigative film by Danny Schechter. The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was...

    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time
  • 2022
    General Hercules

    General Hercules

    General Hercules

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    In June 1893, European prospectors unlawfully took claim to ‘The Golden Mile’ on Aboriginal land. In little over a hundred years the...

    General Hercules
  • 2000
    The Biggest Game in Town - 2000

    The Biggest Game in Town - 2000

    The Biggest Game in Town - 2000

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    An eye-opening look at budgetary disclosure practices of local US government agencies. Typically referred to as the 'budget' or 'budget report', a...

    The Biggest Game in Town - 2000
  • 2009
    1929

    1929

    1929

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    Thursday, October 24 : the Wall Street Stock Exchange crashes, the greatest economic crisis of the 20th century suddenly breaks out. Fueled by the...

    1929
  • 2012
    Overdraft

    Overdraft

    Overdraft

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    Overdraft is an award-winning film featuring leading thinkers and policymakers from across the aisle exploring major topics such as entitlement...

    Overdraft
  • 2024
    How Trump’s second term will be different

    How Trump’s second term will be different

    How Trump’s second term will be different

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    "What Donald Trump’s win means for abortion, immigration, foreign policy, and more. "Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States,...

    How Trump’s second term will be different
  • 2023
    Nature Morte

    Nature Morte

    Nature Morte

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    Nature Morte
  • 1970
    The Swedish Troll Factory

    The Swedish Troll Factory

    The Swedish Troll Factory

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    Artists Nathalie Gabrielsson and Peter Sköld uncover a massive disinformation campaign against the Swedish welfare model that started in the...

    The Swedish Troll Factory
  • 2022
    Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit

    Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit

    Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit

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    Once heralded as the spirit of American manufacturing, music, and democracy, Detroit kicked its fiscal can down the road for decades plummeting into...

    Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit
  • 1977
    The People on Market Street: Unit #1: Scarcity and Planning

    The People on Market Street: Unit #1: Scarcity and Planning

    The People on Market Street: Unit #1: Scarcity and Planning

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    An introduction to the cast of this educational series about Economics, and how desire for more motivates the economy.

    The People on Market Street: Unit #1: Scarcity and Planning
  • 1959
    Lobsters Unlimited

    Lobsters Unlimited

    Lobsters Unlimited

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    An overview of the lobster fishing industry in Nova Scotia.

    Lobsters Unlimited
  • 2009
    The Secret of Oz

    The Secret of Oz

    The Secret of Oz

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    It is well known in economics academia that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 is loaded with powerful symbols of monetary...

    The Secret of Oz
  • 2023
    Reviving Japan's Economy: Breaking Free of 3 Decades of Stagnation

    Reviving Japan's Economy: Breaking Free of 3 Decades of Stagnation

    Reviving Japan's Economy: Breaking Free of 3 Decades of Stagnation

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    Three "lost" decades of economic stagnation since the collapse of Japan's bubble era have fundamentally altered the country's global image, and...

    Reviving Japan's Economy: Breaking Free of 3 Decades of Stagnation
  • 2017
    Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story

    Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story

    Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story

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    New Zealand is a place of great natural beauty and resources, of pioneering immigrants from the Maori to the more recent settlers. They’re...

    Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story
  • 2019
    Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?

    Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?

    Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?

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    Should the United States eliminate the penny? "Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?" is a documentary that explores the different sides of the...

    Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?
  • 2024
    Loyalty Cards: Are They Worth It?

    Loyalty Cards: Are They Worth It?

    Loyalty Cards: Are They Worth It?

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    Alexis Conran investigates whether loyalty cards save consumers money when shopping, looking into the possibility that supermarkets could be...

    Loyalty Cards: Are They Worth It?