Abstract

Film and video clips have been used in the classroom to bring economic concepts to life. The authors use the 2015 film Joy to animate Joseph Schumpeter’s The Theory of Economic Development, a foundational text on the theory of innovation and entrepreneurship that remains relevant for students today. They outline Schumpeter’s theory of innovation and entrepreneurship and connect it to various scenes in Joy that illustrate the key points Schumpeter seeks to make. Beyond its value as a teaching tool for making sense of Schumpeter's often dense prose, the authors argue that teaching Joy also can have a positive effect for undergraduate women in economics through its strong female protagonist.

摘要

电影和录像片段已在教室中用于将经济概念变为现实。作者使用2015年的电影《欢乐》（Joy）为约瑟夫·熊彼特（Joseph Schumpeter）的《经济发展理论》（The Theory of Economic Development）制作动画，这是有关创新和企业家精神理论的基础文章，至今仍然与学生相关。他们概述了熊彼特的创新和企业家精神理论，并将其与《欢乐》中的各种场景相联系，这些场景说明了熊彼特试图提出的关键点。作者们认为，“喜悦”的教学不仅可以使熊彼特经常发表的密集散文变得​​有意义，还可以通过其强大的女性主角为经济学领域的本科女性带来积极的影响。