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Deck the Halls with Macro Follies Instructional VideoDeck the Halls with Macro Follies Instructional Video
Publisher
Emergent Order
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11th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:35
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Year
2012
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Instructional Video

Deck the Halls with Macro Follies

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Does consumer spending really grow the economy? Check out this well-produced, comical and memorable video to consider this question with your young economists. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

economic principles, macroeconomic indicators, macroeconomics, consumption, consumerism, aggregate demand, demand, markets, the free market, economic growth, economic policies, john maynard keynes, economic depressions, thomas malthus, famous economists

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • As an extension activity or extra credit assignment, as you continue to study other economists and economic theories, have class members set the fundamental theories to other popular songs of a different genre

Classroom Considerations

  • Queue the video to skip any third-party advertisements in the beginning
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Reviews a wide range of important economic concepts, such as Keynesian economics and consumption as a means to stimulate the economy
  • Concepts are set as lyrics to common Christmas songs that will really make the information stick in your memory

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.11-12.2 RH.11-12.7

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