Economics in Narrative Film

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If you ask any economist, they will insist that economics is everywhere in our lives, and it is very useful for understand how and why people do what they do.Narrative film does something similar. It focuses a microscope on our behavior and allows us to see the human condition in a new light.This course uses films from all over the world as examples of human behavior to illustrate foundational economic concepts such as tradeoffs made under scarcity.This course is intended for economics majors to better appreciate the humanistic side of their discipline and for artists and others to find a way into a powerful tool for solving social problems.