Economics at the Movies - For the Love of the Game

This is great for getting across the concept of ceteris paribus – isolating all of the many other variables that might affect the performance of a baseball pitcher (Kevin Costner) when he comes to throw the vital pitch. We have also used extended clips from this movie to illustrate some principles from game theory. And also diminishing returns – from pitching every ball in every inning!

Unit 3 Micro: Revision on the Law of Diminishing Returns [4 Apr 2012]
Economics at the Movies - Foods that Make Billions [15 Jan 2012]
Economics at the Movies - The Joy of Stats [14 Jan 2012]
Economics at the Movies - Monty Python Money Programme Eric Idle Sketch [11 Jan 2012]
Economics at the Movies - Freakonomics [9 Jan 2012]
Economics at the Movies - Too Big to Fail [28 Sep 2011]
Unit 3 Micro: Short Run Costs of Production [6 Sep 2011]
Economics at the Movies: Up in Smoke [2 Sep 2011]
Economics at the Movies: Seabiscuit and the Depression [31 Aug 2011]
Economics at the Movies: Local Hero - Valuing our heritage [30 Aug 2011]
Economics at the Movies: Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World! [29 Aug 2011]
Economics at the Movies: The Cove - Trade in Dolphins [28 Aug 2011]
Economics at the Movies: Castaway Revisited [27 Aug 2011]
Page One - a movie about the New York Times [26 Aug 2011]
Economics at the Movies: A Beautiful Mind [26 Aug 2011]
Economics at the Movies: Wayne’s World & Product Placement [26 Aug 2011]
Economics at the Movies: Plastic Surgery - Need or Want? [26 Aug 2011]
Economics at the Movies - The Game of Chicken [18 Jul 2011]
Economics at the Movies - Utility of Decorative Pillows [18 Jul 2011]
Tech & Pop Culture in Teaching Economics [17 Jul 2011]
Economics at the Movies - Margin Call [23 Jan 2011]
Economics at the Movies - Four Yorkshiremen and Happiness Economics [31 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - The Dark Knight and Game Theory [30 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Bank Run Scene from A Wonderful Life [30 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Wedding Crashers and Free Riders [29 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Our Daily Bread [28 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Couscous [27 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - The Vanishing Bees [27 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Austin Powers and Inflation [23 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Reggie Perrin’s inebriated speech and economic growth [22 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Hudsucker Proxy and Consumer Demand [21 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Billy Ray Valentine learns commodities [20 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Goodbye Lenin [20 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - The Damned United and the Principle Agent Problem [19 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - Pretty Woman, Consumer and Producer Surplus [19 Oct 2010]
Economics at the Movies - A Boring Economics Teacher! [19 Oct 2010]
A2 Micro Multiple Choice Quiz [29 Sep 2009]
Revision: Short run production and costs [29 Mar 2008]

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