Economic Lowdown

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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Economic Lowdown

Episodes

Fiscal Policy

Monetary Policy

Costs of Production and the Shutdown Decision

The Business Cycle

Elasticity of Demand

Public Goods

Economic Growth

Interest Rates

Gross Domestic Product

Price Signals

Externalities

The Labor Market

Functions of Money

Market Equilibrium

Supply

Demand

Unemployment

Inflation

The Role of Self-Interest and Competition in a Market Economy

Factors of Production

Opportunity Cost