pt. 1: lecture 1. The economic approach to public policy
lecture 2. Assessing the American economy
lecture 3. Economists' views of the future
lecture 4. Productivity and productivity growth
lecture 7. Economic inequality
lecture 8. International trade and outsourcing
lecture 9. Trade imbalances and saving
lecture 10. Government budget deficits
lecture 11. Taxes and the income tax code
lecture 12. Social security
pt. 2: lecture 13. An aging population and the birth dearth
lecture 17. Global climate change
lecture 18. Low wages and the minimum wage
lecture 19. Poverty and families
lecture 20. Pay gaps by sex and reace
lecture 23. Underperforming schools
24. The high cost of higher education
pt. 3. lecture 25. Wal-Mart
lecture 26. Corporate "greed", fraud and mismanagement
lecture 27. Conspicuous consumption
lecture 28. Mail delivery
lecture 29. Organ shortages
lecture 32. Helping poor countries
lecture 36. Concluding thoughts