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From ABBA to Led Zeppelin: using music to teach economics
From ABBA to Led Zeppelin: using music to teach economics

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Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

JEL: a d     

When I'm drivin' in my car
And that man comes on the radio
He's tellin' me more and more
About some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination
I can't get no, oh no no no
Hey hey hey, that's what I say

I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no

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Assignment:

Mick Jagger dropped out of the London School of Economics to pursue a career with the Rolling Stones. His decision to quit proves that he learned something about opportunity cost! However, in the song he is never satisfied which is atypical. Most people become satisfied as they do more of something. Explain the theory of diminishing marginal utility and how it is applied throughout the song.

By: Dirk Mateer
03.29.07 · Permalink
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