The following clips are YouTube links which can easily be embedded into most online platforms (my district uses Canvas). I will be adding more clips to this post so stay tuned...
Economic Systems:
Traditional Economy: (Mongolian nomads)Command Economy: (from the movie Moscow on the Hudson...stop at 1:07)
In this clip, you see Robin Williams character go to the shoe store. Examples of command economy in this scene: stand in line, rationing (limited in how many pairs he can have), all the same style (no choices/creativity), will blackmarket the items
Market Economy: (Moscow on the Hudson scene...when he goes to the grocery store for the first time and realizes there are no "lines" but he can freely purchase items himself)
Supply and Demand:
This clip is from the movie The Hudsucker Proxy. In the movie, the hula hoop was created to hopefully increase the price of the company's stock. When the hula hoops hits the market, there is no demand (tastes/preferences) for the toy. You see the price drop. When the young boy makes this new toy look fun, a demand is created, driving up the price of the hula hoop.
I usually have students practice graphing through this clip.
This clip shows the auction of a rare 1948 Tucker Torpedo (see below for information on car). Big demand, small supply = over $2 million for car!