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Gwen Stefani, "If I Were a Rich Girl"

Useful for the concept of unlimited wants.

Macroeconomics, MicroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020money, wants, consumption, Gwen Stefani

Weird Al Yankovic, "Amish Paradise"

Useful for a discussion of productivity and technology.

Microeconomics, MacroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020opportunity cost, self-sufficiency, manual labor, economic growth, Weird Al Yankovic

Beatles, "Can't Buy Me Love"

Useful for consumption and utility.

MicroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020demandmoney, consumption, utility, monopoly, Beatles

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "Thrift Shop"

Useful for consumption and used markets.

MicroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020thrift shop, economics, consumption, savings, utility, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

Cast of Urinetown, "Privilege to Pee"

Useful for water rights and market power.

MicroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 19, 2020monopoly, markets, Cast of Urinetown

Linkin Park, "In the End"

Useful for intertemporal choices.

MicroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 19, 2020opportunity cost, value of time, Linkin Park

Offspring, "Why Don't You Get a Job"

Useful marginal analysis.

Microeconomics, AP ECON / FoundationsBrian ORoarkJanuary 19, 2020free rider, employment, marginal thinking, Offspring

Billy Currington, "Pretty Good at Drinking Beer"

Useful for comparative advantage and specialization.

Microeconomics, AP ECON / FoundationsBrian ORoarkJanuary 19, 2020comparative advantage, specialization, david ricardo, Billy Currington

Madonna, "Material Girl"

Useful for utility and materialism.

MicroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 19, 2020utility, economics of happiness, materialism, Madonna

Van Morrison, "Lean on Me"

Useful for division of labor and speciailization.

MicroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 19, 2020specialization, division of labor, Van Morrison

Weird Al Yankovic, "E-Bay"

Useful for markets.

MicroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 19, 2020markets, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, innovation, Weird Al Yankovic