From ABBA to Led Zeppelin: using music to teach economics
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Day Job - Gin Blossoms

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Has it been eleven years
Since I've stood here with my peers
And we started out to conquer doubt and Frisbee

I should've been a whole lot father
I'm never going back to college
For just one good day job

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Assignment:

In "Day Job," Gin Blossoms lead singer Robin Wilson sings about the disillusionment that greets many college graduates, and wonders whether he should return to college and complete his degree. When might the marginal benefits of a greater possibility of graduating and finding a better job be exceeded by the marginal costs of spending time and money at college instead of being fully employed? Should the singer return to college due to the sunk costs of already having attended for some time? What are the opportunity costs of completing college?

[Provided by Kevin Axe - Beloit College]

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