https://econtube.org/topic/2008-crisis/Recommended economics videos and podcasts: The 2008 financial crisishttps://econtube.org/v/ubJM7w99Un8/https://econtube.org/v/ubJM7w99Un8/Debates whether 1929 prices and policy failures—not just speculation—explain depressions and bubble narratives.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/mMddhuKhCx8/https://econtube.org/v/mMddhuKhCx8/Connects the 1929-33 banking overhaul to 2008, extracting durable finance-policy lessons.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/r_BDYDx5Pk4/https://econtube.org/v/r_BDYDx5Pk4/A hedge-fund view of global crises and geoeconomic shifts, linking macro history to investable themes.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/nmBe8NAMmbY/https://econtube.org/v/nmBe8NAMmbY/Explains why UK growth permanently derailed after 2008, contrasting regulation and recovery with the US.Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/M2LrHMKFcdU/https://econtube.org/v/M2LrHMKFcdU/Explains Iceland’s 2008 crash and recovery using policy choices and economic restructuring.Sun, 15 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/n6KAJnhUSKM/https://econtube.org/v/n6KAJnhUSKM/Examines how Fed lending evolved from last-resort doctrine to TBTF-era crisis firefighting, with critical evaluation.Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/FwHEjefqsKM/https://econtube.org/v/FwHEjefqsKM/Explains how Iceland navigated the 2008 crisis and built post-crisis growth.Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/aIQY44LCIjc/https://econtube.org/v/aIQY44LCIjc/Connects global banking structure, household leverage, and the 2008 crash to assess future systemic risk.Sun, 21 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/m8iDruFP0Kg/https://econtube.org/v/m8iDruFP0Kg/Panel revisits the 2008 crisis—causes, panic, recession dynamics, and policy lessons.Sat, 08 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/vryuyfZvSac/https://econtube.org/v/vryuyfZvSac/Warsh and Osborne review the crisis response, lessons learned, and risks of a renewed downturn.Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/kWI0CoeuCdQ/https://econtube.org/v/kWI0CoeuCdQ/An engaging Harvard lecture linking the 2008 crisis to long-run determinants of economic performance.Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/Th4Zvl7Zsdo/https://econtube.org/v/Th4Zvl7Zsdo/Cross-disciplinary analysis of 2008’s causes, economic fallout, and lessons for preventing future crises.Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/oLOH2d_p7_E/https://econtube.org/v/oLOH2d_p7_E/Explains the post-2008 recovery’s weakness using historical data and debate over macro causes.Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/ooUbohNneCQ/https://econtube.org/v/ooUbohNneCQ/A recovery-from-2008 discussion linking output shortfalls and weak employment to deeper macro explanations.Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/1eCYq2vD5GY/https://econtube.org/v/1eCYq2vD5GY/Compares the 2009 US recovery to past recoveries and discusses how to measure its weakness.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/tYzA_m0c0xQ/https://econtube.org/v/tYzA_m0c0xQ/Thiel connects growth failures and government choices to the 2008 crisis, using an overlooked 1968 forecast.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/SPEgFO9r1cI/https://econtube.org/v/SPEgFO9r1cI/Debates 2008 financial crisis causes and accountability through a market-oriented lens.Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/O449-O_NANQ/https://econtube.org/v/O449-O_NANQ/Gary Becker explains how the Fed’s crisis response shaped credit and stabilization decisions.Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/Ig1yOfRrlJk/https://econtube.org/v/Ig1yOfRrlJk/Becker analyzes the Bush administration’s macro response to the 2008 financial crisis.Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/LPu6B9tDpT4/https://econtube.org/v/LPu6B9tDpT4/Becker and Robinson explain drivers of the 2008 U.S. collapse through economics fundamentals.Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/DGWkynZ78cw/https://econtube.org/v/DGWkynZ78cw/Debates whether post-crisis leadership adopted Keynesian-style thinking, with a focus on Fed policy.Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/ydcCGWkq9DM/https://econtube.org/v/ydcCGWkq9DM/Debate on whether 2008 crisis responses made leaders adopt Keynesian ideas, featuring Epstein and Taylor.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/vNwz7Tju5iA/https://econtube.org/v/vNwz7Tju5iA/Debates whether the crisis reflects policy and regulation failures rather than free-market flaws.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/Kf3ULqOI-kY/https://econtube.org/v/Kf3ULqOI-kY/Two economists debate 2008’s roots and whether stimulus and TARP were misguided or effective.Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/5GoAGuTIbVY/https://econtube.org/v/5GoAGuTIbVY/Explains how politics and incentives fueled the housing bubble and the 2008 bust.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/HAZxZZtoG-w/https://econtube.org/v/HAZxZZtoG-w/Libertarian legal analysis of the 2008 crisis, contracts, and the constitutionality of key policy responses.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/r4QyNoHeOCU/https://econtube.org/v/r4QyNoHeOCU/Taylor explains the 2008 crisis through monetary policy excesses and argues for restraint in response.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000