Malls r us
Combining nostalgia, dazzling architecture, pop culture, economics and politics, "Malls R Us" examines North America's most popular and profitable suburban destination - the enclosed shopping center - and how for consumers they function as a communa...
In debt we trust: America before the bubble bursts
This hard-hitting documentary investigates why so many Americans - college and high school students in particular - are being strangled by debt. Zeroing in on how the mall has replaced the factory as America's dominant economic engine, Emmy Award-wi...
Demand Theory: Household Behavior
This program explains the theory of household behavior, outlines the law of diminishing marginal utility, and introduces the household's optimal purchase rule. The program also shows how diminishing marginal utility contributes to consumer surplus, ...
Consumerism & The Limits to Imagination
Consumer capitalism dominates our economy, our politics, and our culture, even though a growing body of research suggests it may be well past its sell-by date. In this illustrated presentation based on his latest critically acclaimed book, media sch...
New Economics 101: The True Wealth in the New Economy
Economist and bestselling author Juliet Schor lays out a positive vision for rethinking our relationship to consumer goods in this accessible and timely analysis of the devastating ecological, social, and personal costs of mass consumerism. Ranging ...