Showing posts with label Discount Rate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Discount Rate. Show all posts

Futurama, "A Big Piece of Garbage"

Posted by TV for Econ On Wednesday, April 14, 2010 0 comments


Externalities; discounting the future: Earthlings used to send their garbage up in space to get rid of it, now there is a threat of it coming back.

DVD Location: Season 1, 8:34-11:00


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Friends, "The One Where Joey Loses His Health Insurance"

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Effect of insurance on consumption of medical care; discount rate: Joey has a hernia, but won't get treated until he has an acting job so he can have insurance from his union.

DVD Location: Season 6, "The One Where Joey Loses His Health Insurance"


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