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Homer economicus : the Simpsons and economics /
In Homer Economicus a cast of lively contributors takes a field trip to Springfield, where the Simpsons reveal that economics is everywhere. By exploring the hometown of television's first family, this book provides readers with the economic tools and insights to guide them at work, at home, an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, California :
Stanford University Press,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Scarcity, specialization, and squishees : The Simpsons as homo economicus / Anthony M. Carilli
- Where the invisible hand has only four fingers : supply, demand, and the market process in Springfield / Douglas Rogers and Peter J. Boettke
- A pile of Krusty burgers embiggens the fattest man : obesity, incentives, and unintended consequences in 'King size Homer' / Art Carden
- Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts! : money and The Simpsons / Andrew T. Young
- Thank you, come again : the pursuit of profits in Springfield / Gregory M. Randolph
- They have the Internet on computers now? : entrepreneurship in The Simpsons / Per L. Bylund, Christopher M. Holbrook, and Peter G. Klein
- I've got a monopoly to maintain! : market failure in The Simpsons / Diana W. Thomas
- Will you stop that infernal racket!?! : externalities and The Simpsons / Justin M. Ross
- Mayors, monorails, and morons : government failure in The Simpsons / John Considine
- Coming to Homerica : the economics of immigration / Seth R. Gitter and Robert J. Gitter
- Donut and dimed : labor markets in The Simpsons / David T. Mitchell
- Paging Dr. Hibbert : what The Simpsons can teach us about health economics / Lauren Heller
- At first I thought prohibition was a good thing : the economics of alcohol control / Mark Thornton
- Mr. Burns' casino : the economics of casino gambling / Douglas M. Walker and Shannon M. Kelly
- Homer economicus or Homer sapiens? : behavioral economics in The Simpsons / Jodi Beggs
- From rabbit ears to flat screen : it's getting better all the time / Steven Horwitz and Stewart Dompe.