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One of the creators here, happy to answer questions. This is a realllly old project, curious to know how it got submitted :)

• rooster8 12y ago
  This is a great idea!
• mcNuggets 12y ago
  It was on the default front page of reddit earlier today too. Maybe whoever submitted it saw it there first. Really good idea that Barber shop episode with the job interview is a classic....of course
• danboarder 12y ago
  Submitter here, I found it via a blog I follow called Marginal Revolution.
  • glesica 12y ago
    Ahh, that makes sense. This project was a really interesting case study in how people move through the web. We had quite a bit of publicity for this early on, including some write-ups in print publications, major blogs, television, and radio shows (offline media generated virtually no apparent traffic). I also posted a link to r/economics when we first launched the site. Despite all that, one of the most enduring sources of traffic (other than university web sites, where professors post the link on Blackboard, etc.) has been Marginal Revolution, which is a relatively niche blog. I'm not really sure why.
• adamzerner 12y ago
  Just wanted to say that I just discovered this and love it! Combines two of my favorite things - economics and Seinfeld! I'd look to incorporate some Curb your Enthusiasm in there as well. Also, I would explain how the economic concepts correspond to the episode a bit more. There's the general episode description and explanations of each of the concepts. I know enough to be able to put 2 and 2 together, but for some students I would think they'd need it spelled out a bit more how exactly concept B is used in the episode.
  • glesica 12y ago
    We definitely could have added a bit more prose about each clip. However, the site was primarily designed to be a resource for educators, so the blurbs were written mostly for that audience.