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Teaching Economics with CBS's The Big Bang Theory

Shoes as a Normal Good

When Sheldon alerts Penny that she'll earn over $3,000 for a single night of work, she imemdiately goes to buy shoes.

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In Markets at Work Tags normal goods, supply and demand, demand shifters, income, Penny, Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, Between 45 and 90

Specialization in Penny Blossom Production

Penny and Sheldon specialize in portions of the production of Penny Blossoms.

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In Costs and Production Tags productivity, management, efficiency, specialization, Penny, Sheldon, Raj, Howard, Leonard, More than 90

Penny Learns About an Assembly Line

Sheldon introduces to Penny the notion of the assembly line.

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In Costs and Production Tags technological improvement, ppf, ppc, Sheldon, Penny, Between 45 and 90

Indonesia or in an Apartment?

Sheldon calculates out Penny's per-day wage and makes a comment that children in Indonesia make more money than she would. 

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In Economic Growth Tags wages, development, growth, inequality, Sheldon, Penny, Between 45 and 90

Profits for Penny Blossoms

Penny starts a business selling hair barrettes and begins discussing her production capacity and revenue from a single day of work. 

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In Costs and Production, Perfect Competition Tags revenue, total production, profits, Penny, Sheldon, technological improvement, marketing, More than 90

UPS Liability

Sheldon asks Penny to sign for a package from UPS because he would like to transfer property rights back to her.

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In Economic Growth Tags property rights, Sheldon, Penny, More than 90

Dry Cleaners Shouldn't Make Keys

Sheldon doesn't trust Penny's dry cleaner because he also makes keys.

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In Trade, Foundations Tags comparative advantage, trade, specialization, ppf, ppc, Sheldon, Penny, Between 45 and 90

Electricity & Cable

After Penny borrows money from Sheldon to help pay rent, Leonard tries to help identify methods to save money.

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In Markets at Work Tags complements, supply and demand, Under 45

The Power of Possession

Barry Kripke controls a piece of lab equipment that Sheldon needs to complete his experiments.

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In Markets at Work Tags shortage, inefficient allocation, Leonard, Sheldon, Between 45 and 90

Pudding Transitivity

Raj tries to use transitivity to announce that the even the worst tapioca pudding is better than the best pudding of any other flavor.

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In Consumer Choice Tags choices, transitivity, choice theory, Raj, Sheldon, Howard, Leonard, Under 45
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