Publication: Journal of Economic Education
Volume: Volume 34, No. 4
Issue: Fall 2003
Pages: 326-332
Author(s): Don Leet (California State University, Fresno) and Scott Houser (California State University, Fresno)
Address (Principal Author):Don Leet
Department of Economics and
Center for Economics Education
California State University, Fresno
5245 N. Backer Ave., PB20
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Phone: (559) 278-4045
Fax: (559) 278) 7234
Internet Address (Principal Author): donle@csufresno.edu
Title: Economics Goes to Hollywood: Using Classic Films and Documentaries to Create an Undergraduate Economics Course
Abstract: This interdisciplinary approach to teaching economics uses the motion picture to teach elementary economics. The authors show how the plots in many films can be used to illustrate problems and issues that are amenable to economic analysis.
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