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Kanye West Feat. Jay - Z, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"

Useful for black markets and supply and demand.

AP ECON / FoundationsDirk MateerJanuary 31, 2020Supply, Demand, black markets, Kanye West Feat. Jay - Z

Garth Brooks, "Big Money"

Useful for wages and labor markets.

MicroeconomicsDirk MateerJanuary 31, 2020labor markets, labor premium, risk premium, Garth Brooks

Sugarland, "Baby Girl"

Useful for labor markets with superstar effects.

MicroeconomicsDirk MateerJanuary 31, 2020labor markets, cost-of-living, Sugarland

Cast of 1776, "Molasses to Rum to Slaves"

Useful for slavery and international trade.

Electives, Labor/TradeBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020triangle trade, slavery, international trade, Cast of 1776

Gwen Stefani, "If I Were a Rich Girl"

Useful for the concept of unlimited wants.

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

Counting Crows, "Big Yellow Taxi"

Useful for opportunity cost and tradeoffs.

AP ECON / FoundationsBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020opportunity cost, scarcity, tradeoffs, choice, Counting Crows

Chris Young, "Beer or Gasoline"

Useful for opportunity cost and scarcity.

AP ECON / FoundationsBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020scarcity, choice, opportunity cost, tradeoffs, Chris Young

Phil Collins, "Another Day in Paradise"

Useful for poverty.

Policy, Macroeconomics, Electives, Labor/TradeBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020homelessness, opportunity cost, public policy, poverty, Samaritans dilemma, Phil Collins

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

Passion Pit, "Take A Walk"

Useful for Great Recession.

MacroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020financial crisis, Great Recession, immigration, Passion Pit

Jesse J, "Price Tag"

Useful for the financial crisis.

MacroeconomicsBrian ORoarkJanuary 30, 2020financial crisis, Great Recession, immigration, debt, fiscal policy, capitalism, Jesse J