Top 5 most popular business & economics TED-Ed Lessons

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Are you interested in learning more about how money gets its value, or how economic bubbles build and then burst? Level up your working knowledge of business and economics with these 5 TED-Ed Lessons.

1. What gives a dollar bill its value?


2. How does money laundering work?


3. The paradox of value


4. What causes economic bubbles?

During the 1600’s, the exotic tulip became a nationwide sensation; some single bulbs even sold for ten times the yearly salary of a skilled craftsman. Suddenly, though, the demand completely plummeted, leaving the tulip market in a depression. What happened? Prateek Singh explains the peak of a business cycle, commonly referred to as a mania.

5. How exposing anonymous companies could cut down on crime

Companies are artificial entities created to allow real people to do business. But, unfortunately, there are some types of companies that aren’t engaged in any business at all. Instead, these anonymous companies exist mainly to disguise people doing things they’d rather not have the public know about. Global Witness explains how anonymous companies are used to cover up crime and corruption.
