Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Les. 41: Economics and Rock and Roll: Unemployment

One of the most important concepts in economics, particularly macroeconomics, is unemployment. Indeed, much time is devoted in both classrooms and textbooks to discussing the unemployment problem. When used together with the traditional pedagogical approaches and techniques,Bruce Springsteen's 'Johnny 99' andJohnny Cash's 'Worried Man' are excellent vehicles for communicating the various socioeconomic aspects of unemployment.