Publication: Journal of Economic Education
Volume: Forthcoming
Issue: Forthcoming
Pages: Forthcoming
Author(s): G. Dirk Mateer and Herman Li
Address (Principal Author):
G. Dirk Mateer
606 Kern Building
Department of Economics
Penn State University
University Park PA 16802
Fax Number: 814-863-4775
Office Phone: 814-863-2651
E-mail Address (Principal Author): dmateer@psu.edu
Title: Movie Scenes for Economics
Descriptive Note: The website catalogs over 70 movie
scenes of interest to teachers of economics. Some of the scenes have been
mentioned in the existing literature (Dixit 2006; Sexton 2006; Mateer 2005) but
many of the scenes are new or previously undiscovered. The purpose of the
website is to create a single resource that instructors can use to identify film
elements for their courses. The database provides each movie title, the year of
release, a link to the full movie description at the Internet Movie
Database, a short scene synopsis, how the scene relates to economics, the length
of the scene, and the exact DVD locations where the scene can be found. The
primary advantages of presenting this information on the web is the ability to
link out to the IMDB, provide timely updates to the catalog of film scenes as
new films are released, and solicit suggested scenes from visitors to the
website.
Dixit, A. 2006. Restoring fun to game theory. In Teaching economics: More
alternatives to chalk and talk, ed. W.E. Becker, M Watts, S.R. Becker.
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. 1 – 19.
Mateer, G. D. 2005. Economics in the Movies. South-Western, Thomson.
Sexton, R. 2006. Using short movie and television clips in the economics principles class. Journal of Economic Education. 37 (Fall): 406-417.