1st Edition
War Movies and Economics Lessons from Hollywood’s Adaptations of Military Conflict
1) War movies and economics: a survey of the literature
Carlos J. Asarta, Zachary Ferrara, and Franklin G. Mixon, Jr.
2) "45 cigarettes, the price has gone up": economics in Stalag 17
Joshua C. Hall and Daniel Bonneau
3) Did a game-theoretic device save the Lone Survivor?
Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. and Carlos J. Asarta
4) The ultimatum game in The Dirty Dozen: analytical and behavioral strategies
Diego Méndez-Carbajo
5) The private provision of a public good: an examination of Hollywood’s adaptation of the Third Servile War
Laura J. Ahlstrom and Franklin G. Mixon, Jr.
6) The Battle of Dunkirk: analyzing economics principles in two motion picture portrayals of an epic retreat
Chandini Sankaran and Sankaran Ramanathan
7) "Right in the pickle barrel": Memphis Belle and the core concepts of economics
Rebecca G. Chambers and Franklin G. Mixon, Jr.
8) Slow and deliberate, or fast and intuitive? Systems of judgment in Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers
Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. and Kamal P. Upadhyaya
Biography
Laura J. Ahlstrom is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Oklahoma State University, USA.
Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. is the Violet Litchfield and Thomas Bryant Buck Jr. Professor of Economics, and Director of the Center for Economic Education, at Columbus State University, USA.
