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Robert Skidelsky on Keynesian Economics - It's All About Spending

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Get the full scoop on John Maynard Keynes and the origins of his incredible influence on macroeconomics and the role of government. British economist Robert Skidelsky offers unique insight into Keynesian economics and its fundamental principles in an engaging video interview.

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Concepts

government spending, macroeconomics, economics, macroeconomic indicators, economic indicators, economic growth, fiscal policy, john maynard keynes, keynesian economics, economists, aggregate spending, long run aggregate spending

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

This is a great video for rounding out your lessons on Keynesian economics. Use it to provide further background information, as well as to prompt discussion on some of the claims and explanations provided by Skidelsky

Classroom Considerations

This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

Background rap song expresses several key economic concepts
A few relevant graphics incorporated to help illustrate content

Cons

None

Common Core

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