ABC News Videos

Cengage Learning adopters

Enhance your students' classroom experience with economics news videos from ABC News.

The ABC News videos include clips from World News Tonight, Good Morning America, This Week, PrimeTime Live, 20/20, and Nightline, as well as numerous ABC News specials and material from the Associated Press Television News and British Movietone News collections. Each video starts with a brief introduction that sets up the economic topic being discussed in the segment.

These videos will are available online for registered faculty users of Cengage Learning economics texts. These videos will also be available in DVD format soon. Contact your South-Western, Cengage Learning Representative for more information.

View a list of available videos

The Batte Over Illegal Immigration

Why do individuals risk everything to come to the United States illegally? Who benefits and who loses from illegal immigration? The following video provides answers to these important questions.
 

The Country's Most Expensive Gasoline

What is the effect of monopoly power? The following video shows how a gasoline station benefits from being the only station around for miles.

Discrimination against Mothers

This video shows a disturbing trend in labor markets: discrimination against women with children.
 

Subsidizing Profitable Farmers

Rising crop prices are expected to lead to record profits for farmers. So, as the following video asks, why is the federal government continuing to subsidize farmers' incomes?