The "Movie Scenes for Economics" Web site catalogs more than 70 movie scenes of interest to economics teachers. Some of the scenes have been mentioned in the existing literature (Dixit 2006; Sexton 2006; Mateer 2005), but many of the scenes are new or previously undiscovered. The purpose of the Web site is to create a single resource that instructors can use to identify film elements for their courses. The database provides each movie title, the year of release, a link to the full movie description at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), a short scene synopsis, how the scene relates to economics, the length of the scene, and the exact DVD locations where the scene can be found. The primary advantages of presenting this information on the Web are the abilities to link to the IMDB, provide timely updates to the catalog of film scenes as new films are released, and solicit suggested scenes from visitors to the Web site.
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