{"product_id":"why-superman-doesnt-take-over-the-world-what-superheroes-can-tell-us-about-economics-9780198829478","title":"Why Superman Doesn't Take Over the World: What Superheroes Can Tell Us about Economics","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do heroes fight each other?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy do villains keep trying even though they almost never win? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy don't heroes simply take over the world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEconomics and comics may seem to be a world apart. But in the hands of economics professor and comic book hero aficionado Brian O.!Roark, the two form a powerful alliance. With brilliant deadpan enthusiasm he shows how the travails of superheroes can explain the building blocks of economics, and how economics explains the mysteries of superhero behavior. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpider-Man's existential doubts revolve around \u003cstrong\u003eopportunity costs\u003c\/strong\u003e; Wonder Woman doesnt have a sidekick because she has a \u003cstrong\u003ecomparative advantage\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003egame theory\u003c\/strong\u003e sheds light on the battle between Captain America and Iron Man; the Joker keeps committing crimes because of the \u003cstrong\u003ePeltzman effect\u003c\/strong\u003e; and \u003cstrong\u003eutility\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ecurves\u003c\/strong\u003e help us decide who is the greatest superhero of all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy Superman Doesn't Take Over the World\u003c\/em\u003e probes the motivations of our favorite heroes, and reveals that the characters in the comics may have powers we dont, but they are still beholden to the laws of economics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198829478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"J. Brian O. !roark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41464803262645,"sku":"9780198829478","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ac2a4760-15bc-4e53-a71c-44ae37cd0731.jpg?v=1640196085","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-superman-doesnt-take-over-the-world-what-superheroes-can-tell-us-about-economics-9780198829478","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}