1st Edition
Superheroes and Economics The Shadowy World of Capes, Masks and Invisible Hands
1. Introduction: What do the comics say about economics?
2. Spiderman: The Poor Superhero – Patrick Holt
3. Iron Man, the Entrepreneurial Superhero – Deborah Kozdras
4. The Incredible (But Unpredictable) Hulk: Decision-Making under Uncertainty - Amanda Mandzik
5. Truth, Justice and the Communist Way? – How Institutions Can Change Economies and Superman – Brian O’Roark
6. Economic Realism in the Work of Alan Moore – Rob Salkowitz
7. Does Batman Face Scarcity? – Clair Smith
8. The Political Economy of Black Panther’s Wakanda – Bob Subrick
9. From Weakling to Superhero: The Economics of Captain America - John Robinson and William C. Wood
10. Conclusion
Biography
Brian O’Roark is a University Professor of Economics at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, USA. He is on the board of directors for the Journal of Economics Teaching and serves in the role of associate editor. In 2014, Brian was given the Undergraduate Teaching Innovation Award by the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration and in 2016 he received the President’s Award for Outstanding Teaching at RMU.
Rob Salkowitz is an author, consultant and educator focused on the impact of new technology on work, business and popular culture. He is author of four books as well a contributor to FORBES and his work has appeared in Fast Company, Publishers Weekly, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg Business Week and ICv2, the trade publication of the comics and gaming industry. He teaches in the Communication Leadership Graduate Program at the University of Washington, USA and is founding partner in MediaPlant.
