Modern economic issues

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Content: Part 1. Disc 1. Lecture 1. The economic approach to public policy Lecture 2. Assessing the American economy Lecture 3. Economists' views of the future Lecture 4. Productivity and productivity growth Lecture 5. Inflation Lecture 6. Unemployment -- Disc 2. Lecture 7. Economic inequality Lecture 8. International trade and outsourcing Lecture 9. Trade imbalances and saving Lecture 10. Government budget deficits Lecture 11. Taxes and the Income Tax Code Lecture 12. Social Security. Part 2. Disc 3. Lecture 13. An aging population and the birth dearth Lecture 14. Health care Lecture 15. Energy Lecture 16. Pollution Lecture 17. Global climate change Lecture 18. Low wages and the minimum wage -- Disc 4. Lecture 19. Poverty and families Lecture 20. Pay gaps by sex and race Lecture 21. Immigration Lecture 22. Labor unions Lecture 23. Underperforming schools Lecture 24. The high cost of higher education. Part 3. Discs 5. Lecture 25. Wal-Mart Lecture 26. Corporate "greed," fraud, and mismanagement Lecture 27. Conspicuous consumption Lecture 28. Mail delivery Lecture 29. Organ shortages Lecture 30. Baseball Lecture 31. Terrorism Lecture 32. Helping poor countries Lecture 33. Urban sprawl Lecture 34. Gambling Lecture 35. Overeating Lecture 36. Concluding thoughts.