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Spring 2008

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 23, Number 2

Categories: Spring 2008 | Education

Teaching Private Enterprise Through Tunes: An Abecedarium of Music for Economists

Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University

Robert A. Lawson, Southern Methodist University

J. Dirk Mateer, Penn State University

Andrew Rice, Penn State University

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise23(2),2008,157-166TeachingPrivateEnterpriseThroughTunes:AnAbecedariumofMusicforEconomistsJoshuaC.HallBeloitCollegeRobertA.LawsonCapitalUniversityG.DirkMateerPennStateUniversityAndrewRicePennStateUniversityAbstractOverthepastdecade,anumberofnon-traditionalapproacheshaveemergedforteachingintroductoryeconomicsbeyondchalkandtalklectures.Thisnotehighlightstwomusic-relatedwebsitesforeconomiceducators.Thefirstusesanimationstopresentmusicinclass.Thesecondtakessonglyricsandformulatesaseriesofeconomicquestionsthatcanserveasusefulexercises.Theresultingsynergiescreateanewmediumforcommunicatingmarketprocesses.TeachingeconomicsthroughmusicisanextensionoftheworkdonebyWilliamBecker(2004)andBeckerandMichaelWatts(1998,2001,2003,2006),whoexaminedthewaythateconomicswastaughtatthecollegelevelandfoundthatthedisciplinehadbeenslowtoadoptinnovativeapproachestoteaching.Verylittlehasbeenwrittenabouttherelationshipbetweeneconomicsandmusic.FrankTinariandKailashKhandke(2000)madeuseofpopularsongsdatingbacktothe1930stohelpteacheconomics.Morerecently,G.DirkMateer(2004,2006)andJoshuaHall,RobertLawson,andMateer(forthcoming)haveexpandedthesetofsongsrelatedtoeconomicsbyreferencingnewermusic.157

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Title	Teaching Private Enterprise Through Tunes: An Abecedarium of Music for Economists
Authors/Creators:	Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University Robert A. Lawson, Southern Methodist University J. Dirk Mateer, Penn State University Andrew Rice, Penn State University
Year:	2008
Volume:	23
Number:	2
Pages:	157 - 166
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Educational Notes
Keywords:	Economic education, Market economy, Teaching

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Hall, Joshua C.; Lawson, Robert A.; Mateer, J. Dirk; Rice, Andrew / 2008. "Teaching Private Enterprise Through Tunes: An Abecedarium of Music for Economists." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 23(2): 157-166.