ECON143 PO - Economics and Film

When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2024
Instructor(s): F. Lozano
Credit: 1

In this course, students will enhance their understanding of economics by analyzing the economic setting in which a movie takes place. Drawing from the economics literature, we will discuss how economics explains the institutional and historical background of the film’s plot takes place in. We will cover topics such as property rights, incomplete markets, asymmetric information, and inequality and fairness. Eventually, we will answer the question: is the film’s plot and characters’ behavior consistent with the economics literature?

Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 2