Modern economic issues

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.