Music

​Below are links to songs that are used prior to and during class discussions.

"Thrift Shop" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

This video put together by Dirk Mateer and James Lang gives an overview of different economic principles discussed in this hit song from 2012

​"Big Money" - Garth Brooks

This song gives examples of demand from the firm's side. Garth's family makes "big money" by taking risky jobs. This comes from the firm demanding more work than laborers are willing to supply. Would you feel safer climbing telephone poles every day or working the checkout at the movie theater?

"Buy me a Boat" - Chris Janson

Money can't buy everything, but it can buy me a boat. Used for discussion on Utility, or Monetary Valuations

"Should I Stay or Should I Go" - The Clash

Opportunity Costs - Should you stay or go?

"Big Yellow Taxi" - Counting Crows

A song about the opportunity costs associated with increasing production

​"Just to See You Smile" - Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw does some crazy things for the girl in this song, but he is actually weighing costs and benefits, and has an inelastic demand for the girl's happiness.

"Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding

In this classic from Otis Redding, we here bout all Otis does by the bay to waste time. This song contains examples of unemployment, and underutilized resources. What happens when people waste resources? Is that good or bad for the economy?

"Rich Girl" - Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani has quite a few ideas for what to do with all of the money in the world. What would you do?