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Teaching Macroeconomic Principles Using Animated Cartoons

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  • R. Andrew Luccasen
  • Michael Hammock
  • M. Kathleen Thomas

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Multimedia materials are underused and powerful tools for teaching economics. We present examples from cartoons that can be used to illustrate important principles in an introductory macroeconomics class. Clips from Beavis and Butthead, Duck Tales, Futurama, and The Simpsons are used to explain the velocity of money, inflation and long-run monetary policy, interest, future and present value, household production and mismeasurement of GDP, and structural unemployment.

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  • R. Andrew Luccasen & Michael Hammock & M. Kathleen Thomas, 2011. "Teaching Macroeconomic Principles Using Animated Cartoons," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 56(1), pages 38-47, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:amerec:v:56:y:2011:i:1:p:38-47
    DOI: 10.1177/056943451105600106
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