▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Edu c ational ▁Film ▁Center ▁in ▁Ann and ale , ▁Virginia , ▁with ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁An nen berg - CP B ▁Project ▁( now ▁An nen berg ▁Media ) ▁and ▁broadcast ▁on ▁P BS ▁and ▁educational ▁stations . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁David ▁Sch ou m acher , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁economic ▁anal yst s ▁Richard ▁T . ▁Gill ▁and ▁Nar iman ▁Be h ra ves h ▁( Ch ief ▁Econom ist ▁and ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President , ▁Global ▁Ins ight ). ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁consist ▁largely ▁of ▁inter views ▁of ▁government ▁officials , ▁economic ▁anal yst s , ▁and ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁experienced ▁important ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Herbert ▁Stein , ▁an ▁economic ▁ad visor ▁for ▁the ▁N ixon ▁administration , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁guests ▁interview ed ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁E pisode ▁guide ▁ ▁E pisode ▁ 1 ▁- ▁Resources ▁and ▁Sc arc ity : ▁What ▁Is ▁Econom ics ▁All ▁About ? ▁ ▁W ilder ness ▁pres ervation ▁and ▁W W II ▁product ivity ▁show ▁how ▁society ▁alloc ates ▁and ▁transform s ▁resources . ▁ ▁E pisode ▁ 2 ▁- ▁Mark ets ▁and ▁Pr ices : ▁Do ▁They ▁Me et ▁Our ▁Ne eds ? ▁ ▁Develop er ▁William ▁J . ▁Lev itt ' s ▁low - cost ▁housing ▁and ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson ' s ▁contract ▁help ▁explain ▁the ▁powerful ▁forces ▁of ▁supply ▁and ▁demand . ▁ ▁E pisode ▁ 3 ▁- ▁U . S .