This clip covers the production externalities associated with beekeeping.
Buzzfeed: José Vs. Joe: Who Gets A Job?
This is a great clip to discuss employment discrimination and the value of a name (Freakonomics has a nice piece on that as well). I often joke that this is the only time I can show them a clip from Buzzfeed and it has relevant material for class.
Vox: Why Are Weddings So Expensive
A great look from Vox on the asymmetric information involved in the wedding industry.
The Economist: Migration
The Economist reports on how immigrants help both the countries they leave and those to which they move.
Freakonomics: An Unlikely Job Change
Stephen Dubner interviews a young woman who had a big career change, and went from earning about $70k a year as a computer programmer to more than four times that while working fewer hours
Vox: The economic benefits of being beautiful
Researchers have repeatedly found that attractive people benefit from widespread biases that can translate into big bucks.
For more info on how social scientists measure beauty, check out this article on Vox: http://www.vox.com/2014/7/16/5905533/the-benefits-of-beauty
CNN: Should You Go To College?
You can’t excel without education. But that doesn’t mean you need to go to college. Mike Rowe explains.
USA Today: Mike Rowe Explains The Skills Gap In USA Education System
Over the last 8 years of shooting Discovery Channels Hit show, Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe became increasingly concerned over the skills gap in the United States. Each year millions of skilled trade jobs go unfilled as our country continues to push a traditional 4 year degree.
USA Today: Where the Jobs Are
Mike Rowe, host of ‘Someone’s Gotta Do It’ and ‘Dirty Jobs’ talks about the new blue collar jobs.
Vox: How wealth inequality is dangerous for America
The top 1% of the population controls 40% of the nation’s wealth. Think about that for a minute. This Vox explainer outlines issues surrounding wealth inequality.