Here it is! A brand new episode of EconMovies. Just in time for #EconEdMonth youtu.be/UXwV1Fn0ghE?si… Council for Economic Education GCEE Economics Media Library Austin Green Econiful

Last week, Netflix shipped its last DVD. In the late '90s & early 2000s, Blockbuster was the king of movie rentals. But then, Netflix stole the show.🍿 What economic concept helped them dominate DVD rentals without a serious rival? Perhaps they were a natural monopoly... 🧵

Hypothetically- if a co-author and I released a multi-part short article series about how The Mummy (1999) is the perfect movie for teaching about Public Choice and Game Theory, would anyone read it? Including an article on credentialing and licensure to stay on brand, obviously.

If you don't read the newest issue of Monday Morning Economist, you'll be what the French call 'les incompetents.' Chris Clark (Christopher Clarke) and I teamed up to determine a more accurate measure of how much grocery prices have changed since 1990! mondayeconomist.com/p/home-alone-p…

Prices up & revenues are down?

Taylor Swift has generated an estimated $331.5 million in brand value for the NFL, but will it last? This week's post looks at "The Swift Effect" on the intensive and extensive margins of football fandom & spending. mondayeconomist.com/p/the-swift-ef…

John Kruggel Thanks, John! I've added this to Economics Media Library! econ.video/2024/02/26/kay…

Econiful Jadrian Wooten Economics Media Library My hope is that this clip will haunt my student's dreams every night after we watch it and help them remember the basics of comparative advantage 😅. I'll update after we finish the international trade unit...

Here is a brand new episode of EconMovies using the 1993 summer blockbuster, Jurassic Park youtu.be/ube_rg8mn1U?si…

You can now add MrBeast to your game theory lesson! youtube.com/shorts/8_gdcaX…

Thread 🧵incoming… I asked my students in my new Economics of Aging course at BC to make TikTok-style videos explaining their empirical term papers in creative ways using terms everyone could understand. And boy did they deliver!

🚨 NEW ISSUE OUT NOW 🚨 Over the next few days, we'll highlight papers on: 🔄 Flipped classrooms 🏝️ Survivor 📹 MrBeast 📑 Teaching w/ journal articles 🛶 A first-day activity Explore them now at: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/category/vol_9… #TeachEcon #EconTwitter

SURVIVOR MrBeast Econiful Singapore Management University We've tallied the votes, and you'll want to check out this paper if you teach game theory! Discover how scenes from Survivor (SURVIVOR) can spice up your game theory lessons thanks to these University of Dubuque professors! 🏝️ Learn more: doi.org/10.58311/jecon…

Are you one of MrBeast's 260+ million subscribers? We bet your students are! New work from @WayneGeerling, G. Dirk Mateer, & Jadrian Wooten will help you use MrBeast's viral videos to teach your students about scarcity, opportunity cost, & more. Learn more: doi.org/10.58311/jecon…

Check out my Fox News Opinion piece with wayne chang Geerling on MrBeast. Let's find a way to bring people together! foxnews.com/opinion/know-h… UT-Austin Economics Civitas Institute @WayneGeerling Journal of Economics Teaching Norton Economics

Explore how the Academy Award-winning film CODA can enhance teaching through social entrepreneurship. Now available in the Online First section, Sam Staley, author offers a curriculum framework that integrates core economics with cultural references. 🔗: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/conceptualizin…

What do roommates, Wicked, and economics have in common? 💚🩷 Glinda and Elphaba’s unlikely friendship in Wicked shows how peers influence each other’s success. mondayeconomist.com/p/are-people-b…

What’s the most popular Christmas movie of all time? mondayeconomist.com/p/whats-the-mo…

The best nonfiction books I read in 2024: 1️⃣ Ice [Dr. Amy Brady] 2️⃣ Democracy Awakening [Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)] 3️⃣ The Two-Parent Privilege [Melissa S. Kearney] 4️⃣ The Year That Broke America [Andrew Rice] 5️⃣ Thanks A Thousand [AJ Jacobs] What were your favorites? mondayeconomist.com/p/books-2024

Income and capital investments help explain why some countries have longer lifespans. Ricky Bobby can also explain it with a dash of humor. Thanks to scott cunningham for the clip recommendation! econ.video/2024/12/29/tal…