Using K-Pop to Teach Indifference Curve Analysis, Behavioral Economics and Game Theory

Geerling, Wayne; Nagy, Kristofer; Rhee, Elaine; Wooten, Jadrian

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3965928

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“…Teaching guides that focus on game theory concepts have been created for popular movies like The Hunger Games (Burke, Robak, and Stumph, 2018) and Crazy Rich Asians (Geerling, Mateer, and Addler, 2020). Geerling et al (2021) have also used the popularity of Korean pop music (K-pop) to introduce the ultimatum game, while Hobbs and Wooten (2021) have developed a brief in-class activity that introduces game theory using the former British television show Golden Balls. Each of the resources already developed follow a similar structure proposed by Wooten (2020) in which educators introduce discussion between relevant clips.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It has already won several awards, including a People's Choice Award for Bingeworthy Show of the Year. 2 This paper also builds on the work of previous educators who have introduced ways to integrate Korean culture into the economics classroom (Wooten et al 2021b;Geerling et al 2021). 1 https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/squid-game-all-time-most-popular-show-netflix-1235113196/ 2 https://www.votepca.com/tv/the-bingeworthy-show-of-2021…”

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confidence: 99%

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Using Squid Game to Teach Game Theory

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This paper uses Netflix's dystopian Korean-language drama series Squid Game (2021) to illustrate an active learning technique to support the teaching of game theory in undergraduate courses. The series is chosen because it demonstrates different games with which the characters have to engage as part of the narrative. Geerling, Mateer and Addler (2020) show that using popular films in class is an effective way to introduce and motivate the deeper learning of core game theory concepts. We build on this work by providing instructors with a menu of quick teaching scenes and extended teaching guides, from which they can freely select and adapt to their particular needs. These resources provide summaries of the scenes, links to the clips, key concepts, and assessment questions. This teaching material is suitable for use in both principles-level courses, where game theory is first introduced, and advanced-level courses.

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