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"Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2010

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In Fear the Boom and Bust, John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek, two of the great economists of the 20th century, come back to life to attend an economics conference on the economic crisis. Before the conference begins, and at the insistence of Lord Keynes, they go out for a night on the town and sing about why there's a "boom and bust" cycle in modern economies and good reason to fear it.

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Plus, to see and hear more from the stars of Fear the Boom and Bust, Billy Scafuri and Adam Lustick, visit their site: http://www.billyandadam.com

Music was produced by Jack Bradley at Blackboard3 Music and Sound Design. It was composed and performed by Richard Royston Jacobs.
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**Charging Bull© Arturo DiModica, 1998

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  • thesaintofelsewhere

    What happens to people who only plan for the short term?

    "In the long-run we're all dead." Sure, but some us have children or care where the world is going.

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  • thesaintofelsewhere

    A safety net not based on government force.

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  • mcmikee121

    VISIT THIS ECONOMICS PAGE...ENJOY!

    squidoo.com/the-future-of-busi­ness

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  • MrHibiable

    "no welfare"? hayek did believe in a safety net...though many of his supporters do not like to dwell on this fact :L wonder why...

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  • Theo2710

    haha TOP

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  • stylersimon1

    Best vwl 2

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  • enve71

    Watch this video 10+ more times and watch the movie Too Big Too Fail.

    Its like theory + applied economics. With my notes/lectures/homework and this video helped me pass my Economics of Banking/Financial Markets/ with a GREATER understanding. Music is the really a connection to the sub conscious.

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  • enve71

    When Keynes said "in the long-run we are all dead", he is referencing that the LR is made up of SR & if the economy doesnt bounce back in the SR, the LR will be affected.

    My personal perspective without any economic school biases is that Keynes doesn't want to the SR to deviate to an extreme level because that will affect the LR if the deviations are too wide. BUT SR will always have deviation level regardless because the SR is tied to more behavioral/emotional economics.

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  • wtong89

    Keynes & Hayek both have valid arguments, it just a matter of perspective on where your economic views stand

    Hayek provided an economic analysis, not a policy recommendation

    Keynes provided a policy recommendation to a specific economic event.

    In other words, Hayek looks at long-run (LR) while Keynes looks at short-run (SR)

    When Keynes said "in the long-run we are all dead", he is referencing that the LR is made up of SR & if the economy doesnt bounce back in the SR, the LR will be affected.

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