| Description |
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 50 pages ; 19 cm) and 1 transcript book (iv, 185 pages ; 19 cm) |
| Series |
Great courses (DVD). Business & economics.
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| Performer |
Twelve lectures of thirty minutes each by Randall Bartlett, Professor of Economics at Smith College. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Lecture 1. The Economist's Tool Kit -- 6 Principles ; Lecture 2. The Economist's Tool Kit -- 3 Core Concepts ; Lecture 3. The Myth of "True Value" ; Lecture 4. Incentives and Optimal Choice ; Lecture 5. False Incentives, Real Harm ; Lecture 6. The Economics of Ignorance ; Disc 2. Lecture 7. Playing the Odds -- Reason in a Risky World ; Lecture 8. The Economics of Information ; Lecture 9. A Matter of Time -- Predicting Future Values ; Lecture 10. Think Again -- Evaluating Risk In Purchasing ; Lecture 11. Behavioral Economics -- What Are We Thinking? ; Lecture 12. Acting like an Economist. |
| Credits |
Producer, Jaimee M. Aigret ; editors, Maureen Tumulty, John McNeill ; academic content advisors, Marcy McDonald, Susan Dyer. |
| Summary |
Economic forces are everywhere around you. You're made aware of that whenever you reach for your wallet, apply for a loan, shop for health care, or try to figure out the best credit card to carry. But that doesn't mean you need to passively accept whatever outcome those forces might press upon you. Instead, you can learn how to use a small handful of basic nuts-and-bolts principles to turn those same forces to your own advantage. Making a few simple adjustments to the way you see things and act on them -- learning to "think like an economist"--Can give you newfound power and confidence in a surprising range of financial and personal situations that make up your daily life. You can find yourself making better decisions that not only save time and money, but also produce optimum results in other ways important to you. And you can also sharpen your understanding of world and national events. |
| Subject |
Decision making.
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Economics -- Methodology.
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Decision making. (OCoLC)fst00889035
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Economics -- Methodology.
(OCoLC)fst00902160
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| Genre/Form |
Lectures.
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Lectures. (OCoLC)fst01919935
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Educational films. (OCoLC)fst01726235
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Educational films.
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| Added Author |
Bartlett, Randall, 1945-
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Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
1598036882 (set) |
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9781598036886 (set) |
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1598036890 (transcript) |
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9781598036893 (transcript) |
| Music No. |
5511 Teaching Company |
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