Economics in Film and Fiction

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Using movie clips and fiction passages to illustrate economic principles is a terrific idea that really livens up the classroom. This approach will work very well. -- Bradley Schiller, professor of economics at American University, author of The Macro Economy Today and The Micro Economy Today Economics in Film and Fiction is an intriguing and original supplement for the principles course. It should help pique student interest in economics and stimulate lively class discussion. -- Anthony Patrick O'Brien, professor of economics, Lehigh University; co-author of Macroeconomics The authors have done a good job of developing economic applications that are part of most students' upbringing and therefore more interesting to them than the standard discussions of current economic events of no immediate relevance to them. A particularly good feature of the book is that it is self-contained with all clips and passages nicely summarized. -- William Holmes, Professor of Economics at Temple University A Chinese proverb says "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Economics in Film and Fiction is a wonderful teaching tool because students see economic concepts practiced in a familiar context through a medium they enjoy. They will remember and understand the ideas in a deeper and more permanent way. -- Larry Singell, professor of economics at the University of Oregon