Economics and Finance for N00bs with Alex Merced

AI & ART, New Books, AI Harness Production 30.06.2026 8:58 ↓

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AI Songs, Suno, The Puerto Rico Song from Saxboy 18.05.2026 26:23 ↓

Alex Merced discusses his thoughts on the Virality of the AI Song, the Puerto Rico Song, the role of AI in music and whether it threatens art.

Communication and Society in the Era of AI 02.01.2026 12:56 ↓

Alex Merced gives his optimistic take on the future AI-driven world. Follow Alex at AlexMerced.com

What is my general view on politics and economics? 11.11.2024 ↓

Alex Merced breaks down his world view on politics and economics. Follow Alex on twitter @loveatarian

Capitalism and Universal Healthcare, Income and Education 21.07.2024 ↓

Alex Merced discusses his thoughts on the concept that “Universal Healthcare, Income and Education would lead to better Capitalism”. Alex Merced breaks down what makes sense and what doesn’t about this sentiment. Follow Alex on twitter @loveatarian

BONUS – Trump and a Tariff Based Revenue System? 14.06.2024 ↓

Alex reflects on Trump floating the Idea of funding the government entirely through Tariffs. https://bio.alexmerced.com/opinion

Reflecting on Daily Show Episode about MMT (Modern Monetary Theory 24.04.2024 ↓

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Reflecing on “The Weeds” Episode about Limitarianism (Banning Millionaires) 28.02.2024 ↓

Alex Merced talks about his thoughts on ideas like limiting income to 10 Million per year and the supposed effects of inequality and fixing it through policy. Find my social links https://bio.alexmerced.com/opinion

BONUS – Emmet Shear and a 50% Inheritance Tax (My Thoughts) 29.12.2023 ↓

Alex Merced reflects on a twitter conversation involving former Open AI CEO Emmet Shear about a 50% inheritance tax.

9 – Milei and the Dollarization of Argentina 10.12.2023 ↓

Just thinking out loud about how you could practically pull it off.

8 – Understand the Relationship between Inflation and Government Spending (Exploring Mechanisms) 07.07.2023 ↓

Alex Merced discusses– what is inflation how it is always a monetary event– how central banks manage money supply– how gov spending influences central banks

8 – Explaining the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse 12.03.2023 ↓

Alex Merced discusses what happened with Silicon Valley Bank

7 – The Process of Buying and Home and Mortgage Rates 18.02.2023 ↓

Alex Merced talks about his experience buying a home and knowledge that may be useful for potential home buyers.

6 – Understanding the Inverse Relationships between Rates and Prices 23.01.2023 ↓

Alex Merced helps explain the nature of why prices of everything drops when rates are rising. tl:dr Raising rates is a sign of higher perceived risk from either capital shortage or an unsafe econ environment, so prices adjust downwards to make economic transactions more worth the risk. Lower rates are the exact opposite, prices go […]

5 – Understanding the Tech Layoffs 12.11.2022 ↓

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4 – Interest Rates and the Austrian Business Cycle Theory 14.10.2022 ↓

Alex Merced discusses interest rates

3 – Price Gouging, Surpluses and Shortages 29.09.2022 ↓

Alex Merced talks about shortages, surpluses and how price gouging can play an important role in economics.

2 – What is Money and Inflation 16.09.2022 ↓

Alex Merced discusses what is money, prices and inflation. Follow Alex Merced @alexmerced on twitter.

1 – What is Economics and Is Value Subjective? 02.09.2022 ↓

Alex Merced discusses what is economics and whether value is objective or subjective.

New Podcasts! Economics and Finance for N00bs & Living Better 30.08.2022 ↓

Alex Merced introduces some new podcasts to soon show up on spotify, google play, stitcher and iTunes.