Econtastic with Dr. Matthew Rousu

Behavioral Economics Lessons from Taylor Swift

Swift’s songs can teach about the interaction of economics and psychology, sunk costs, and rationality

Sep 2 • 

Matthew Rousu

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Jadrian Wooten

August 2025

Economic Lessons from Taylor Swift Lyrics

The lyrics from Taylor Swift teach about tradeoffs, risk analysis, and more

Aug 25 • 

Matthew Rousu

 and 

Jadrian Wooten

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Living for the Moment: What does the Rosé and Bruno Mars Hit Song APT. Teach Us About Discounting?

Economic Lessons are Everywhere!

Aug 18 • 

Matthew Rousu

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July 2025

Can ChatGPT Solve Coordination Games? Game Theory Meets AI in the Classroom

Can AI Solve Game Theory Problems?

Jul 30 • 

Matthew Rousu

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How Poker Skills Teach Entrepreneurship

Top poker players are entrepreneurial and we can learn from them

Jul 3 • 

Matthew Rousu

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June 2025

Are Poker Players Secretly Risk Averse?

Three videos show when gamblers turn down risky bets

Jun 17 • 

Matthew Rousu

Poker and Behavioral Economics

Lessons from the felt!

Jun 9 • 

Matthew Rousu

Five Facts About Broadway Ticket Prices

Fact #4 Will Surprise You!!!

Jun 6 • 

Matthew Rousu

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May 2025

Gains from Trade in The Last of Us

How does trade still help the richest people in the world?

May 26 • 

Matthew Rousu

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Game Theory in HBO's The Last of Us

A lot of game theory with a lot of decisions are driven by spite

May 13 • 

Matthew Rousu

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Are We Seeing Communism in The Last of Us?

A look at government actions and failures in the HBO TV show

May 8 • 

Matthew Rousu

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Economic Lessons from Broadway

The Great Gatsby and Merrily We Roll Along teach tradeoffs, entrepreneurship, and more

May 5 • 

Matthew Rousu

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