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Teaching Economics with CBS's The Big Bang Theory

$1.65 an Hour

Stuart states his salary from the comic book store.

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In Perfect Competition, Costs and Production Tags Howard, Stuart, Leonard, competition, zero economic profits, short-run, long-run, revenue, Under 45

Penny's Negative Externalities

A new part of the Roommate Agreement includes payments for all of Penny's bad habits.

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In Externalities and Public Tags external costs, negative externalities, coase theorem, private solutions, bargaining, Penny, Leonard, Sheldon, Between 45 and 90

Waiting for Nothing

Shelton doesn’t want to miss the midnight showing of a film.

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In Foundations Tags opportunity cost, risk aversion, Howard, Raj, Leonard, Sheldon, Between 45 and 90

The Perceived Value of Lobster

Leonard thinks for $30/lb, the lobster should be good. 

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In Behavioral and Risk Tags Leonard, perceived value, pricing, Under 45

Desk Wars: Tit-for-Tat

Raj and Sheldon partake in a series of juvenile tit-for-tat exchanges. 

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In Strategy and Oligopoly Tags Raj, Sheldon, game theory, sequential game, tit-for-tat, strategy, More than 90

Dinner Talk Externalities

Amy talks about tampons which upsets the guys.

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In Externalities and Public Tags Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, Raj, Amy, negative externalities, external costs, Between 45 and 90

Cats: An Economic Bad

Sheldon must pay $20 to get people to take his cats.

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In Consumer Choice Tags Sheldon, Amy, Howard, Raj, Leonard, diminishing marginal utility, utility, economic bad, choices, More than 90

Pizza Free Rider

Penny consumes a pizza without paying because Leonard does not enforce property rights.

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In Externalities and Public Tags Penny, Howard, Raj, Leonard, incentives, free rider, tragedy of the commons, property rights, Between 45 and 90

In a Good Position

Raj is upset about being along on Valentine's Day. Howard, however, is happy with his girlfriend.

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In Consumer Choice Tags Howard, Raj, Sheldon, positional good, Between 45 and 90

What's in a Song?

Even though his ringtone purchase is a sunk cost, Leonard is unable to rationally select a new ringtone.

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In Foundations, Costs and Production Tags Penny, Leonard, sunk cost, irrational behavior, Under 45
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