SPRING 2010

COMM 499 -  Economic Principles for Communication and Journalism

Office Hours: ASC 335 / Tue-Thu 2pm-3pm and by appointment

 

Interactive Exercises:

Supply and Demand

Investigating Perfect Competition

Aggregate Expenditure Model

Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand Model

Macroeconomic Policy Tools in the AS-AD Model

 

Supplementary Readings:

 NY Times: The Opportunity Cost of Economics Education

 NY Times: The Hidden Cost of Healthcare: Patient Time

BBC News: Man turns paper clip into house
Why Does US dominate film and TV program Production

Excerpt from: Entertainment Industry Economics: Chapter 6
Excerpt from: Media economics: Theory and Practice: Chapter 7
Excerpt from: Entertainment Industry Economics: Chapter 3-4.
CNN: Newspapers fold as readers defect and economy sours
The Economist: America's thriving gossip magazines: Rags to riches
The Economist: Survey: New Media
The Economist: The Unkindest Cuts
NY Times: Aliens and Cat-Food Monopolies

VSS News: Communications Industry Growth Relative to GDP
United Nations: Role of Media in Sustainable Development
BBC World Service Trust: Governance and the Media

Audios:

Economic Problem
  Opportunity Cost

Market Economy

Unemployment I

Unemployment II

Unemployment III
 

Videos:

University of Cambridge: The credit crunch: history, hormones and trust
Harvard University Panel: Understanding Crisis in the Markets

PBS Commanding Heights: The Global Market
PBS Commanding Heights: The Global Village
PBS Commanding Heights: The Global Divide
Commanding Heights - The Battle For The World Economy
 

Links:

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Reserve