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Winter 2020

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 35, Number 4

Categories: Winter 2020 | Economic Education

Ten Economic Lessons Learned from Animal Crossing During the Lockdown

G. Dirk Mateer, University of Texas

J. Brian O’Roark, Robert Morris University

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise35(4),2020,87–109EDUCATIONALNOTETenEconomicLessonsLearnedfromAnimalCrossingDuringtheLockdownG.DirkMateerUniversityofTexasJ.BrianO’Roark*RobertMorrisUniversity______________________________________________________AbstractAnimalCrossing:NewHorizonswasthebreakoutvideogameofthe2020coronaviruspandemic,sellingovertwentymillioncopies.Makinguseofthegame’spopularity,thispaperoffersanovelwayoflearningaboutmarketsbyexaminingtheforcesthatdrivegameplayinAnimalCrossing.Weusetenscenariostoillustratethatmarketsareinstrumentalinthegame,providingopportunitiestoteachstudentsofalllevelsabouttheimportanceofmarkets.______________________________________________________JELCodes:A13,A2,P1Keywords:videogames,AnimalCrossing,markets,teachingeconomics,pandemicplayI.Introduction:“Real”WorldEconomicsThemovementtomakeeconomicseducationmoreinteractivehasreceivedalotofsupportovertheyears.ThewarningsofServaandFuller(2004)thateconomiceducationhasnotkeptupwithinnovation,alongwiththeencouragementofBecker,Becker,andWatts(2006)todrop“chalkandtalk,”havemotivatedeconomicseducatorstoseekalternativewaystopresentmaterial.Morerecently,Picault(2019)notesthatnontraditionalwaysofengagingstudentscanactastransversalsthatpromotegreaterlearning.*TheauthorswishtothankWayneGeerlingandCharity-JoyAcchiardofortheirinsightfulcommentsandsuggestions.AdditionalassistancewasprovidedbyEmilyO’RoarkandMaggieO’Roark.

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Title	Ten Economic Lessons Learned from Animal Crossing During the Lockdown
Authors/Creators:	G. Dirk Mateer, University of Texas J. Brian O’Roark, Robert Morris University
Year:	2020
Volume:	35
Number:	4
Pages:	87 - 109
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Educational Notes
Keywords:	video games, Animal Crossing, markets, teaching economics, pandemic play

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Mateer, G. Dirk; O’Roark, J. Brian / 2020. "Ten Economic Lessons Learned from Animal Crossing During the Lockdown." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 35(4): 87-109.