Potterian economics

Arbeitspapier

Recent studies in psychology and neuroscience find that fictional works exert strong influence on readers and shape their opinions and worldviews. We study the Potterian economy, which we compare to economic models, to assess how Harry Potter books affect economic literacy. We find that some principles of Potterian economics are consistent with economists' models. Many others, however, are distorted and contain numerous inaccuracies, which contradict professional economists' views and insights, and contribute to the general public's biases, ignorance, and lack of understanding of economics.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Working Paper ; No. 2017-03

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Relation of Economics to Social Values ; Sociology of Economics ; Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior ; Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption ; Public Economics: General ; Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government ; Education and Research Institutions: General ; Capitalist Systems: Political Economy ; Other Economic Systems: Political Economy; Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies ; Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems ; Cultural Economics: Economics of the Arts and Literature ; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
• Thema: Economic and Financial Literacy ; Political Economy ; Public Choice ; Rent Seeking ; Folk Economics ; Harry Potter ; Social Organization of Economic Activity ; Literature ; Fiction ; Potterian Economy ; Potterian Economics ; Popular Opinion

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Levy, Daniel C. ; Snir, Avichai
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
• (wo): Ramat-Gan
• (wann): 2017

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/173747
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ