Title: Mad Max: travelling the fury road to learn economics

Authors: G. Dirk Mateer; Michelle Albert Vachris

Addresses: Department of Economics, University of Arizona, 1130 Helen St., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA ' Department of Economics, Christopher Newport University, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Luter 223, Newport News, VA 23606, USA

Abstract: The use of film to teach economics is widely established. We extend this literature by analysing the critically acclaimed Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). The apocalyptic setting focuses on core economic concepts such as scarcity, resource use, productivity, specialisation, gains from trade, economic organisation, growth, and income inequality. We also suggest an out-of-class assignment that is suitable in both face-to-face and online instruction.

Keywords: Mad Max; learning; pluralism; economic education; film; instruction; scarcity; resource use; productivity; specialisation; gains from trade; economic organisation; growth; income inequality.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPEE.2017.083558

International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 2017 Vol.8 No.1, pp.68 - 79

Received: 04 Aug 2016
Accepted: 08 Nov 2016

Published online: 10 Apr 2017 *

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