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Everyday EconomicsCredits

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Every picture, video and dataset in this course:who made it, where it comes from and the licence that lets us show it.Thank you to everyone who shares their work freely.

The course home

The two sides of a small, worn, uneven silver coin stamped with a fish, on a plain grey background.A silver punch-marked coin of Avanti, a kingdom of ancient India, seen from both sides.Photo: "I13 12karshapana Avanti 1ar (8481304617)" by Jean-Michel Moullec from Vern sur Seiche (35, Bretagne), France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Part 1: Money and prices

The white domed General Post Office and a tall Reserve Bank of India building in Kolkata, reflected in a still lake.The General Post Office and a Reserve Bank of India building in Kolkata, seen across Lal Dighi.Photo: © Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Second-hand books laid out along a pavement beside shuttered stalls on a Kolkata street, with a few people browsing.Books for sale along College Street in Kolkata.Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A pile of small pale cowrie shells displayed on a wooden shelf in a museum case.Cowrie shells once used as money, in the coin gallery of the Shanghai Museum.Photo: Gary Todd, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A worn silver coin with a square frame of Persian script at its centre, held on a museum mount.A silver coin of Sher Shah Suri, in the INHCRF Coin Museum, Nashik.Photo: SpeakingArch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
VideoWhat gives a dollar bill its value? - Doug LevinsonFrom the channel TED-Ed. Watch the full video.
A British India ten rupee note with a portrait of King George V and the words I promise to pay the bearer.A ten rupee note of the Government of India from the reign of King George V. Read the words: it promised to pay the bearer ten rupees.Scan: Government of India, public domain (Indian work whose copyright term has ended), via Wikimedia Commons.
DataIndia's inflation, year by yearData: World Bank, World Development Indicators, inflation, consumer prices (annual %), India, CC BY 4.0. Drawn by One Young India.
VideoWhat is Inflation? | Ask an EconomistFrom the channel IMF. Watch the full video.
A blue basket heaped with tomatoes, beans, gourds and spring onions, with the pan of a hanging balance above it.Vegetables on sale in Howrah, West Bengal, under the pan of the seller's balance.Photo: "Vegetables 0006" by Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
DataIndia's real interest rate on loansData: World Bank, World Development Indicators, real interest rate (%), India, CC BY 4.0. Drawn by One Young India.
VideoWhat are Interest Rates? | Ask an EconomistFrom the channel IMF. Watch the full video.
The stone front of the Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai, with tall columns at the entrance and trees beside it.The Reserve Bank of India's headquarters in Mumbai.Photo: DesiBoy101, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped by One Young India.
DataTurkey's inflation, year by yearData: World Bank, World Development Indicators, inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Turkiye, CC BY 4.0. Drawn by One Young India.
VideoWhy can’t governments print an unlimited amount of money? - Jonathan SmithFrom the channel TED-Ed. Watch the full video.
A worn German banknote for one thousand marks, a bearded man's portrait on the left and a faint red stamp across it.A German 1,000 mark note of December 1922, stamped in red in 1923 with a new value: one billion marks.Photo: Wolfmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Part 2: Markets and your money

Baskets and heaps of tomatoes, gourds, beans, yams and aubergines laid out for sale at a market.Vegetables for sale at a market on Havelock Island, in the Andamans.Photo: © Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
VideoThe Equilibrium Price and QuantityFrom the channel Marginal Revolution University. Watch the full video.
Ripe red tomatoes piled high in blue plastic crates at a wholesale market.Tomatoes in crates at Koyambedu Market in Chennai.Photo: "India - Koyambedu Market - Tomatoes 02 (3987058522)" by McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A tiny metal mesh tube lying in a pool of light on a dark surface.A coronary stent on display at a hospital heart unit in the United States: the small mesh tube whose price India set by law.Photo: Marcy Sanchez, public domain (US government work, US military), via Wikimedia Commons.
VideoThe time value of money - German NandeFrom the channel TED-Ed. Watch the full video.
The tall curved tower of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai, its initials in large red letters above the street.Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers in Mumbai, the building of the Bombay Stock Exchange, where shares are bought and sold.Photo: "BSE - Bombay Stock Exchange Building" by Niyantha Shekhar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Part 3: Reading the economy, and your mind

North Block in New Delhi lit up at dusk, its central dome and long wings against a deep blue sky.North Block, one of the two Secretariat buildings on Raisina Hill, New Delhi, at dusk.Photo: "North Block of Secretariat Building, New Delhi" by Budhesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
VideoGross Domestic Product – Economic LowdownFrom the channel Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Watch the full video.
A wide field of ripe golden wheat with a line of trees and a misty sky behind it.A field of ripe wheat in India.Photo: J ansari, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
DataIndia's GDP per person, in US dollarsData: World Bank, World Development Indicators, GDP per capita (current US$), India, CC BY 4.0. Drawn by One Young India.
VideoWhat is Economic Growth? | Ask an EconomistFrom the channel IMF. Watch the full video.
Low rooftops of Dharavi in Mumbai seen from above, with taller apartment blocks and towers on the skyline behind.Rooftops in Dharavi, Mumbai, with taller blocks on the skyline.Photo: "Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India August 2009 5" by Mark Hillary, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rows of flat-roofed buildings in Delhi fading into a grey haze, with tall towers barely visible in the distance.Smog over Delhi, seen from a tower of the Jama Masjid in December 2019.Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped by One Young India. The crop is shared under the same licence.
VideoWhat is Public Debt? | Back to BasicsFrom the channel IMF. Watch the full video.
The long round colonnaded Parliament House in New Delhi behind lawns, trees and a flower bed.The old Parliament House in New Delhi.Photo: Nikhilb239, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The psychologist Daniel Kahneman seated on a stage in a dark jacket, glasses on, listening.Daniel Kahneman, who showed with Amos Tversky in 1974 how a random number can pull a guess.Photo: "Daniel Kahneman (3283955327)" by nrkbeta, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped by One Young India. The crop is shared under the same licence.
VideoThe psychology behind irrational decisions - Sara GarofaloFrom the channel TED-Ed. Watch the full video.
The economist Abhijit Banerjee seated on a stage in glasses and a green jacket, listening with one hand at his ear.Abhijit Banerjee, at the Jaipur Literature Festival.Photo: Sriya Sarkar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped by One Young India.
The economist Esther Duflo standing in front of a large wall map of the world, turned to one side, talking.Esther Duflo, beside a map of the world.Photo: "27-06-2024 Reunião com Esther Duflo, Economista Francesa (Prêmio Nobel) (53819173631)" by Vice-Presidência da República, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped by One Young India.
The tall blue-grey columned front of the Stockholm Concert Hall on a paved square under a cloudy sky.The Stockholm Concert Hall, where the Nobel Prizes, all but the Peace Prize, are usually presented.Photo: Ssu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Part 4: India and the world, and your question

A row of tall blue container cranes along a long quay at a port, a loaded container ship beside them.Container cranes at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai.Photo: Ccmarathe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A painted portrait of David Ricardo, seated in a dark coat with a white cravat, holding papers.David Ricardo, painted by Thomas Phillips.Painting: Thomas Phillips, public domain (author died more than 70 years ago), via Wikimedia Commons.
VideoComparative AdvantageFrom the channel Marginal Revolution University. Watch the full video.
A container ship stacked with containers crossing a blue bay, a small lighthouse in the foreground and hills behind.A container ship entering San Francisco Bay, past the Mile Rocks Light.Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped by One Young India. The crop is shared under the same licence.
DataIndia's exports, as a share of its GDPData: World Bank, World Development Indicators, exports of goods and services (% of GDP), India, CC BY 4.0. Drawn by One Young India.
DataIndia's average tariffData: World Bank, World Development Indicators, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%), India, CC BY 4.0. Drawn by One Young India.
The long pale stone building of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, behind a low fence and a lawn.The World Trade Organization's building in Geneva.Photo: Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
DataRupees for one US dollar, year by yearData: World Bank, World Development Indicators, official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average), India, CC BY 4.0. Drawn by One Young India.
VideoThe Impact of Interest Rates on Currencies | Analyze This!From the channel IMF. Watch the full video.

The free preview

The white domed General Post Office and a tall Reserve Bank of India building in Kolkata, reflected in a still lake.The General Post Office and a Reserve Bank of India building in Kolkata, seen across Lal Dighi.Photo: © Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Second-hand books laid out along a pavement beside shuttered stalls on a Kolkata street, with a few people browsing.Books for sale along College Street in Kolkata.Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A pile of small pale cowrie shells displayed on a wooden shelf in a museum case.Cowrie shells once used as money, in the coin gallery of the Shanghai Museum.Photo: Gary Todd, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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