https://econtube.org/topic/welfare-state/Recommended economics videos and podcasts: Welfare statehttps://econtube.org/v/jgCMmIZBaxU/https://econtube.org/v/jgCMmIZBaxU/Explains how Denmark’s welfare-led institutions and human capital drive high living standards without oil wealth.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/CsiI83xe61E/https://econtube.org/v/CsiI83xe61E/Explains how taxes and welfare design shape work decisions, using evidence from 1990s US reforms.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/INSRPEHhMRc/https://econtube.org/v/INSRPEHhMRc/Compares entitlement benefits to their costs and argues for refocusing safety-net goals on need.Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/sq07nJD89iU/https://econtube.org/v/sq07nJD89iU/Rauh critiques popular inequality claims using research on taxes and social programs’ distributional effects.Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/sQGb6pmrxwg/https://econtube.org/v/sQGb6pmrxwg/Explains how heavy welfare funded by oil can weaken diversification and long-run growth.Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/hl-woY7mQVg/https://econtube.org/v/hl-woY7mQVg/Explains how Finland’s institutions and welfare policies redefine success beyond GDP.Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/tFIOxgisFVY/https://econtube.org/v/tFIOxgisFVY/Examines how government social programs affect welfare and liberty through research-based historical comparisons.Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/0pqvrE3K9jY/https://econtube.org/v/0pqvrE3K9jY/A historian explains the Great Society’s origins and ideological influences on US welfare programs.Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/ysf-5MdWDt0/https://econtube.org/v/ysf-5MdWDt0/A Friedman/Sowell documentary critiquing welfare-state incentives and real-world failures in health and assistance programs.Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/XWKk58fUJDE/https://econtube.org/v/XWKk58fUJDE/Explains why catastrophic risk can overwhelm private insurance and when states must step in.Sun, 04 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/rqthAe5-4Zg/https://econtube.org/v/rqthAe5-4Zg/Discusses why US entitlement programs strain budgets and what reform could realistically address.Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/XZAf1Q1EI4Y/https://econtube.org/v/XZAf1Q1EI4Y/A historically grounded discussion of how U.S. entitlement programs evolved and their unintended costs.Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/SHJAU-vgriU/https://econtube.org/v/SHJAU-vgriU/A conservative argument for reforming acceptance and design of the welfare state.Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/SOiDUX3CeZg/https://econtube.org/v/SOiDUX3CeZg/Examines how the US welfare state expanded post-WWII and the ideas and financing constraints behind it.Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/XBPNVqED92w/https://econtube.org/v/XBPNVqED92w/A persuasive look at why welfare spending keeps rising, using incentives and political economy rather than slogans.Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/AgUpRbt-OBk/https://econtube.org/v/AgUpRbt-OBk/Voegeli examines welfare-state funding and who bears its costs.Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/GyqkH5TjFiw/https://econtube.org/v/GyqkH5TjFiw/Explores how modern welfare-state thinking was built, with clear intellectual history and policy implications.Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/pWEZBguIUC8/https://econtube.org/v/pWEZBguIUC8/Examines why welfare state spending surged after WWII and the economic implications.Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/vcqPLafeKPk/https://econtube.org/v/vcqPLafeKPk/A focused discussion of welfare-state design and tradeoffs with a policy-minded perspective.Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000