Who said that economics was a boring subject, even a science, promising endless debates and no clear answers?
To debunk this received idea, the Cité de l'économie (Citéco) has developed short, rhythmic videos that aim to dust off the major economic topics of the moment by explaining them with humor, in a format and language that speaks to young people. .
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- with a little bad faith but above all a lot of pedagogy.
Episode 1, which sets the scene, deals with the circular economy.
These videos, baptized more or less judiciously “Who doesn't care about the economy?”, are 3-minute cartridges intended to be broadcast on social networks.
They are also available on the Citéco website and YouTube channel.
The writing of the texts is offbeat but structured, and each theme, beyond the screen game, is accompanied by well-documented figures and images.
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