TV for Economics

We are a group of economics instructors who actively try to demonstrate the relevance of economic concepts to our students’ daily lives. One of the ways that we do this is to use contemporary media in our classrooms. Pursuant to that goal, we have compiled a list of clips from TV shows that we use to emphasize applications of the economic concepts that we teach.

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Our Favorite Links:

The Economics of Seinfeld
ABBA to Zeppelin: Using Music to Teach Economics
Music for Econ website
Economics in the Movies
Movies for Econ website

Contact Us:

Linda Ghent
Dirk Mateer
Misty Stone

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The Office, "Goodbye Toby"

Posted by TV for Econ On Sunday, April 18, 2010 2 comments

Public Goods and Free-Riding: Dunder Mifflin purchases a fireworks display which is then used as a backdrop for marriage proposals.

DVD Location: Season 4, "Goodbye Toby", 14:30-15:10 & 35:14-38:47

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