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Econ Cafe
By Michael Mandel & Sean FlynnEducation
Econ Cafe episodes
- Making Sense of the July 2020 GDP Report
Textbook authors Michael Mandel and Sean Flynn explain the July 2020 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report, and what it means for the economy and for economics students.
8 min - Will Central Banks Adopt Digital Currencies?
Bitcoin and other "cryptocurrencies" are getting a lot of attention these days. Will central banks like the Federal Reserve adopt their own digital currencies?
Michael Mandel interviews Steve Cecchetti and Kermit Schoenholtz, authors of the textbook, Money, Banking and Financial Markets, about the plusses and minuses of central bank digital currencies. They explain the economics central bank digital currencies, and why they are a bad idea for most countries.11 min - Covid Shutdown!
Economic textbook authors Michael Mandel and Sean Flynn discuss how restaurants, casinos and other businesses are making shutdown decisions during the pandemic.
9 min
About Econ Cafe
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A lively conversation about today's news for economics students. In the length of a cup of coffee, Michael Mandel (author of "Economics: The Basics") and Sean Flynn (co-author of "Economics:…
Principles, Problems, and Policies" and "Economics for Dummies") cheerfully tackle the current events questions that economics students (and those that wish they were economics students) might be wondering about.