Economics U$A
Economics U$A is a telecourse series covering the subjects of microeconomics and macroeconomics. The original series debuted in 1985 and has been updated several times since then. The series was produced by the Educational Film Center in Annandale, Virginia, with funding from the Annenberg-CPB Project and broadcast on PBS and educational stations.
The series was hosted by David Schoumacher, with the help of economic analysts Richard T. Gill and Nariman Behravesh. The series consist largely of interviews of government officials, economic analysts, and people who have experienced important events for the economy of the United States. Herbert Stein, an economic advisor for the Nixon administration, is one of the many guests interviewed in the series.
Episode guide
- * Wilderness preservation and WWII productivity show how society allocates and transforms resources.
- * Developer William J. Levitt's low-cost housing and Reggie Jackson's contract help explain the powerful forces of supply and demand.
- * This episode documents the GNP's greatest achievements and failures since its introduction in the 1930s.
- *Guests: Robert R. Nathan, War Production Broad, World War II; Alfred E. Kahn, Economist; John Kendrick, Economist; George Washington University; Gaylord Nelson, Counselor, The Wilderness Society
- * America's roller-coaster economy is examined in light of the economic theories of Marx, Schumpeter, Keynes, and Say.
- *Inflation in the 1960s - What caused that spiral and how did inflation get out of control?
- *Guests: Walter Heller, Former Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors; James Duesenberry, Former Member, Council of Economic Advisors
- * The S&L crisis is reviewed with a discussion of deposit insurance and the accountability of financial institutions. This program was revised in 1992.
- *Guests: Arthur Laffer, Economist
- * This program looks at the economic factors behind Coke's secret formula change, Studebaker's demise, and The Asbury Park Press.
- * This program presents the inside story of American farming's crises from the 1920s to the present.
- * Rent control in New York City explains the effect of wage and price controls in a free market economy.
- * The private and social costs of pollution and the international response to global warming are explored.
- *Guests: Robert Crandell, economist, Brookings Institution; Rep. John Dingell, D-Michigan; Sen. William Brock, R-Tennessee; Special Trade Representative, Kay Jennings, Toyota dealer; Anthony Solomon, Deputy Treasury Secretary, Carter administration; Patricia Fernandez Kelly; Steve Knaebel, President, Cummins Engine-Mexico
- *Guests: Dr. Edward Bernstein, former Principal Economist, U.S. Treasury Department; Dr. Joan Spero, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, American Express; Dr. Marina von Neumann Whitman, former economic advisor to President Richard M. Nixon; Martin Feldstein; George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Michael Mussa