Extra Credit – Short Economic Essay
Instructions
1 Watch one of the below movies.
- The Big Short (2015)
- Margin Call (2011)
- Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (2018)
- The Founder (2016)
- Becoming Warren Buffet (2017)
- Boiler Room (2000)
- Other People’s Money (1991)
- It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
- A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- Trading Places (1983)
- The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
- Cast Away (2000)
- The Force Awakens (2015)
2 Write a 100-word essay describing a microeconomic concept in the movie.
State one economic concept found in the movie and explain how the concept is illustrated in the
movie.
Do not merely summarize the movie plot.
Use proper spelling and grammar.
Do not use first person