The City That Built America
There is perhaps no city more iconic in the world than New York City. But how does the economy of the incredibly densely packed and often struggling city survive now, and will this be the case for yea...
11 Maalis 202416min
Will All Cities End Up Like Detroit?
What caused Detroit to lose 60% of it's population since 1950 and is there a way to help residents and industries in shrinking cities to have a better quality of life and work? Learn more about your a...
8 Maalis 202414min
Germany's Unexpected Economic Crisis
"Made in Germany" carries with ti a kind of prestige, and a marker of quality. Germany is famous for it's incredible engineering and manufacturing talent, but more and more this is becoming a thing of...
4 Maalis 202414min
MIT Study Reveals Why Africa Is Still Poor
Africa is the poorest continent in the world. There are, as always, a lot of factors to consider as to why that is the case, but recently Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson from MIT have released a ...
2 Maalis 202420min
Why Africa Is Still Poor - Exclusive Interview with Daron Acemoglu
We were lucky enough to talk with Prof. Asemoglu of MIT about why Africa lags economically despite so much aid and resources being pumped into the country each year. From the impact of institutions to...
27 Helmi 202454min
Why Canada Can't Solve It's Population Problem with Immigration
Canada has gone through a lot in the last 10 years, and one of the biggest problems is the price of housing. Canadian cities are in such a small area of the country's landmass and housing construction...
26 Helmi 202414min
Lebanon Lost Half Its Economy In 2 Years
What led to Lebanon's devastating economic crisis, causing a shrinking population and half of its GDP to vanish? Why did it collapse, and what are the implications for other developing nations facing ...
23 Helmi 202416min
Eritrea Is the Worst Economy on Earth
We've talked about some incredibly poor countries on this channel before, but perhaps nothing as bad as the small East African country of Eritrea. This country is a complete military dictatorship, and...
15 Helmi 202417min
