21 episodes
Economic Lowdown St. Louis Fed
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- Education
The Economic Lowdown podcast series is produced by the Economic Education department of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for high school and college students. The series covers topics in economics, banking and monetary policy. Episodes use clear, simple language to describe economic concepts. Students will benefit from seeing how economic principles affect the choices they make every day.
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Fiscal Policy
“Recession” is one of the scariest words in economics. The loss of jobs and income can have lasting impacts on people’s lives. How does the economy get back on track when it’s off course? In this episode, learn about how the government uses fisc
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Fiscal Policy
In this episode of the Economic Lowdown podcast series, you’ll learn about how the Federal Reserve uses monetary policy to influence the economy.
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Costs of Production and the Shutdown Decision
This episode of The Economic Lowdown podcast series describes how businesses consider costs when making decisions – including about whether to shut down.
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The Business Cycle
Economists use the term business cycle to describe the ups and downs, or fluctuations, in an economy.
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Elasticity of Demand
Elasticity is a measure of how sensitive, or responsive, consumers are to a change in price.
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Public Goods
This episode of The Economic Lowdown defines the characteristics of private and public goods and explains why these characteristics help determine who is best positioned to produce each.