The Economics of Death: Crash Course Economics, 30

We need to have a talk about your future. You re going to die. We all are. And it s probably going to be expensive. This week on CC Econ, Adriene is talking about the economics of death. Some of the expense is tied to the cost of endoflife health care, but funerals are a big business, too. Jacob lives on here: Crash Course is on Patreon You can support us directly by signing up at Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Mark, Eric Kitchen, Jessica Wode, Jeffrey Thompson, Steve Marshall, Moritz Schmidt, Robert Kunz, Tim Curwick, Jason A Saslow, SR Foxley, Elliot Beter, Jacob Ash, Christian, Jan Schmid, Jirat, Christy Huddleston, Daniel Baulig, Chris Peters, AnnaEster Volozh, Ian Dundore, Caleb Weeks Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet Facebook