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Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek - The Original Economics Rap Battle!

Radical Discourse · Jan 24, 2010 · 6m 18s

What this video covers

A rap battle in which John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek debate the causes of boom and bust, stimulus, and bailouts. It was produced by Econstories to teach the two schools of thought.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN recommends it as a funny, accurate and easy primer on Keynesian versus Austrian views of the business cycle.

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Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“it's educational, hilarious and very well done”

“Well worth watching if you haven't seen them.”

“For a hilarious and sharp rap-battle comparison of Keynes vs. Hayek”

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