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(More customer reviews)This book applies and teaches well established neoclassical economic concepts through movie scenes and fictional works. For example, concepts of opportunity cost and comparative advantage are explained by analyzing scenes from Legally Blonde and Gone with the Wind. In essence, the book assumes the proposition that movies are lifelike, and then proceeds to explain ecomomics through movie scenes. The book is very practical and fun. I believe that it is intened for those who are not well acquanted with economics, like me. In addition, this book can be a wonderful supplement to regular macroecomics textbook for those professors who want to engage their student in socratic method of teaching. For each concept, the book provides short theory, explains the movie, and applies the theory to the movie. Then, a series of questions is posed relating to other circumstances to encourage the reader or a student to think about the problem and apply the theory.

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Economics is everywhere. It's in business. It's in government. It's in our personal lives. Now, this ground-breaking textbook supplement brings this reality to the classroom.The book uses both contemporary and classic film and literature to illustrate 33 fundamental concepts in introductory economics. Designed for use in introductory economics courses, the clearly organized text brings both sides of the lectern closer together through real-life illustration of economic concepts in such favorites as Jaws, Legally Blonde, Casablanca, The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, and The Da Vinci Code. Each economic topic is described and terms are defined. A plot synopsis of a film or book sets the stage for each discussion. Using a detailed scene description, the authors then show how the scene illustrates the concept under study. Classroom discussion and assignments are facilitated through a series of questions that probe deeper.

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