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Learning (and relearning) introductory economics

EEC: Econ 101
EEC: Econ 101

Reading a textbook — together

EEC: Reimagining the Economy
EEC: Reimagining the Economy

What should change post-pandemic?

EEC: Documentary Studies
EEC: Documentary Studies

Economics lessons, one film at a time

From This Collection

Restaurants on wheels

Sep 18, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #166
Roy Choi's Korean fusion truck Kogi helped kick off the food truck trend.
Samantha Trauben/Getty Images for International Rescue Committee

Feeding gentrification

Sep 11, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #165
Roast To Go has been at Grand Central Market since 1952.
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On "City of Gold"

Sep 4, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #164
The documentary from 2015 follows Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Gold through the culinary culture of Los Angeles.
Screenshot via YouTube

Meet the "Beanie Meanie"

Aug 14, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #161
Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Why the Beanie Baby bubble burst

According to the "Beanie Meanie," a collectibles and antiques expert who was skeptical of the craze all along.
At the height of the Beanie Baby craze, people were making average profits of 500%. Then, as with all investment bubbles, came a crash.
Chris Hondros/Getty Images

For public good, not for profit.

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