War Movies and Economics: Lessons from Hollywood’s Adaptations of Military Conflict

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Laura J. Ahlstrom (Oklahoma State University, USA) Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. (Columbus State University, USA)

War Movies and Economics

Lessons from Hollywood’s Adaptations of Military Conflict

Laura J. Ahlstrom (Oklahoma State University, USA), Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. (Columbus State University, USA)

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Routledge
08 June 2020

Humanities; Media studies; Economic theory & philosophy; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics

Series: Routledge Economics and Popular Culture Series

War Movies and Economics: Lessons from Hollywood’s Adaptations of Military Conflict applies ongoing research in the relatively new genre of economics in popular media to Hollywood’s war movies. Whether inadvertently or purposefully, these movies provide numerous examples of how economic principles often play an important role in military conflict.

The authors of the chapters included in this edited collection work to illustrate economics lessons portrayed in adaptations such as Band of Brothers, Conspiracy, The Dirty Dozen, Dunkirk, Memphis Belle, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, Spartacus, Stalag 17, and Valkyrie. Aspects of these stories show how key economic principles of scarcity, limited resources, and incentives play important roles in military conflict. The movies also provide an avenue for discussion of the economics of public goods provision, the modern economic theory of bureaucracy, and various game-theoretic concepts such as strategic moves and commitment devices. Where applicable, lessons from closely related fields such as management are also provided.

This book is ideal reading for students of economics looking for an approachable route to understanding basic principles of economics and game theory. It is also accessible to amateur and professional historians, and any reader interested in popular culture as it relates to television, movies, and military history.

Edited by: Laura J. Ahlstrom (Oklahoma State University USA), Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. (Columbus State University, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367275600
ISBN 10: 0367275600
Series: Routledge Economics and Popular Culture Series
Pages: 106
Publication Date: 08 June 2020
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"(1) War movies and economics: a survey of the literature (2) ""45 cigarettes, the price has gone up"": economics in Stalag 17 (3) Did a game-theoretic device save the Lone Survivor? (4) The ultimatum game in The Dirty Dozen: analytical and behavioral strategies (5) The private provision of a public good: an examination of Hollywood’s adaptation of the Third Servile War (6) The Battle of Dunkirk: analyzing economics principles in two motion picture portrayals of an epic retreat (7) ""Right in the pickle barrel"": Memphis Belle and the core concepts of economics (8) Slow and deliberate, or fast and intuitive? Systems of judgment in Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers"

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.