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Econ x Pop Culture: Taylor Swift & the NFL to teach Economics

Explore ways to tie economic theory to pop culture using the NFL & Taylor Swift.

  • Higher Education
  • Event
  • On-demand
  • Economics
  • Principles of Economics
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Survey of Economics
  • 60 Minutes
  • On-Demand Video

Description

From touchdowns to tour-stops: ready-to-use ideas for incorporating pop culture into your economics lessons.

Swiftynomics author Misty L. Heggeness walks through how the buzzworthy intersection of Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour and the NFL’s market dynamics can be used to teach core economics concepts. 

  • Creative Teaching Tools
  • Real-World Applications
  • Interactive Activities
  • Key Concepts Made Fun

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Teaching Econ with Taylor Swift
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About Your Speaker

  • Misty Heggeness -

    Misty Heggeness

    Misty Heggeness, associate professor of public affairs and administration with University of Kansas and associate research scientist at the Institute for Policy and Social Research, studies women in the American workforce, economics, the care economy, working mothers and how government policy influences women’s economic wellbeing. Heggeness has published research on “girly economics,” or how care work influences the economy, “Swiftynomics, Women in Today’s Economy” how Taylor Swift is both an economic engine and representative of women’s impact in the larger economy and is leading research on the role of young adults in the workforce.  Learn more about Swiftynomics here.