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Economics Is for Everyone
Economics Is for Everyone
Mar 11, 2026 12:31 PM

People have strong opinions on a variety of subjects in which they don’t have an advanced degree or training. Yet when es to economics many people defer to “experts.”

But asHa-Joon Chang, a South Korean economist who specializes in development, says, “Economics is for everyone.” Chang argues that we shouldn’t rely on experts to tell us what is true about economics (because they probably don’t know) but instead rely on our monsense to help us make sense of plicated world.

While you likely won’t agree with everything Chang says in this short video, it’s worth watching to hear why ordinary citizens should challenge professional economists.

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