Economics in Film and Fiction.
Title:
Economics in Film and Fiction.
Author:
Bookman, Milica Z.
ISBN:
9781578869633
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (222 pages)
Contents:
Economics inFilm and Fiction -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: GENERAL TOPICS -- Chapter 01: Rational Behavior and Economic Incentives -- Chapter 02: Scarcity, Choice, and Opportunity Cost -- Chapter 03: Markets -- Chapter 04: Supply and Demand -- Chapter 05: Specialization -- Chapter 06: Gains From Exchange -- Chapter 07: Prices -- Part II: MICROECONOMIC TOPICS -- Chapter 08: Price Elasticity -- Chapter 09: Consumption -- Chapter 10: Production -- Chapter 11: Costs -- Chapter 12: Profits -- Chapter 13: Efficiency, Productivity, and Innovation -- Chapter 14: Property Rights and the Rule of Law -- Chapter 15: Externalities -- Chapter 16: Firms -- Chapter 17: Perfect Competition and Monopolistic Competition -- Chapter 18: Monopoly and Oligopoly -- Part III: MACROECONOMIC TOPICS -- Chapter 19: Economic Growth -- Chapter 20: Business Cycle -- Chapter 21: Capital and Investment -- Chapter 22: Human Capital -- Chapter 23: Entrepreneurs -- Chapter 24: Inflation -- Chapter 25: Employment -- Chapter 26: Personal Income -- Chapter 27: Money -- Chapter 28: Banking -- Chapter 29: Government Revenue and Expenditure -- Chapter 30: Government Intervention -- Chapter 31: Inequality and Poverty -- Chapter 32: Globalization -- Chapter 33: Command Economies -- About the Authors.
Abstract:
The book uses both contemporary and classic film and literature to illustrate 33 fundamental concepts in introductory economics. Films include: Jaws, Legally Blonde, Casablanca, The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, and The Da Vinci Code.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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