More is Better (Mean Girls The Musical)
Cady sings that “more is always better,” which is something that is typically assumed in economics. This is not always the case though, as the law of diminishing marginal utility…
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The Squip Song (Be More Chill)
There are many items with inelastic demand- in this case, it’s the Squip. The squip is a pill that people take to help them “be more chill”. If Jeremy wants…
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I Wanna Be A Producer (The Producers)
Leo Bloom is an accountant- a job that he and his coworkers all find fairly boring. Leo has a dream of quitting his job and being a producer on Broadway….
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Blood in the Water (Legally Blonde)
Harvard Law Students are learning about what it takes to be a lawyer- and how they must act if they wish to be successful. Some students want to have fulfilling…
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I Want it That Way (& Juliet)
& Juliet takes place before Romeo and Juliet had been performed. Anne Hathaway and William Shakespeare are discussing the ending of the play; Anne thinks that Juliet should live a…
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With One Look (Sunset Boulevard)
Norma Desmond was the biggest star of Silent Movies. But when the talking movies came out, she was no longer a star. Here she laments her turn in life and…
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Barbara 2.0 (Beetlejuice)
Barbara and Adam are in their attic looking over their belongings. Barbara first realizes, followed by Adam, that they no longer get the same enjoyment from these as she once…
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Stuck (Groundhog Day)
Stuck (Groundhog Day) What are the value of credentials? When Phil Connor needs psychiatric help, he runs into all sorts of people willing to help —- but not all have…
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Why We Build the Wall (Hadestown)
Why do we build the wall? Immigration issues, and the desire by some to restrict immigration, have prompted discussions of building a wall in the United States. Learn more about…
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So Big / So Small (Dear Evan Hansen)
What are the economic costs of divorce? They are enormous and you begin to get a scope of them as we hear Heidi singing to her son, Evan. Link to…
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