Questions tagged [economics]
A social science that looks at the distribution of wealth in a society and assumes that changes in supply and demand of a scarce resource may be reasonably predicted.
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How easy is it to build superweapons?
In the span of 5+ decades, the galaxy witnessed the completion of construction for at least 3 planet-destroying superweapons: Two Death Stars and Starkiller Base, each one several orders larger and ...
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How costly was space travel in the world of Dune?
It is clear that spice was costly and that the Guild Navigators used large quantities of it:
Herbert notes in Children of Dune that the geriatric properties of melange had been "first noted by ...
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Do mathematicians have jobs in Star Wars?
I'm an aspiring Mathematician i.e. a pure/applied math major with a minor in comp sci and econ. I'm sure you star-wars fans (at least I do) fantasize what it would be like if I existed in the Star-...
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How big was the Star Wars empire? [duplicate]
In the original Star Wars movie, Grand Moff Tarkin destroys a perfectly viable Alderaan seemingly simply to demonstrate imperial ruthlessness. It then stands to reason that the economic loss was ...
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Why do the Ferengi still use latinum as currency?
In DS9 (and to a much lesser extent, TNG), the financial acumen of the Ferengi is repeatedly emphasized. Yet they always seem to cart around physical latinum (usually in gold-pressed form in-universe ...
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Was Princess Leia Organa wealthy?
Or, more specifically, to amend a catchy title, how rich was Princess Leia Organa?
We know that she was Alderaanian royalty before the planet was Death-Starred out.
We know from EU that tons of ...
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Would Gringotts convert Wizard money to Muggle money?
The books make it clear that they offer the reverse service (see the following question: What Do the Gringotts Goblins Do With Muggle Money?).
According to the canonical answer to that question,
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Why can't wizards create precious metals?
I've been curious what stops wizards from creating and endless supply of wizard currency. After looking at a few other questions (like this, and this) it keeps getting stated that wizards can't create ...
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Is there currency in the Grid?
Is there currency in the Tron Universe?
I have seen both Tron movies and the animated TV show but I still have a few questions about the universe.
I see programs treat their functions like jobs. Do ...
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Are there businesses in Mordor?
This is a fairly straightforward question. In The Two Towers, it is revealed that Sauron pays his armies. When Merry and Pippin are abducted by Orcs, the Orcs argue about what to do with them. An ...
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How does one get a plot of land on Earth?
If you want something rare or precious (such as land for a farm) presumably you can apply for it in a lottery or to a commission intended to apportion such things equitably. (Source: an assertion in ...
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Is it possible to get any random big item replicated by request in UFP's Earth?
If you want something big, you queue up at an industrial replicator. (Source: an assertion in another SFF answer.)
The implication is that if you want a large material good — yacht? starship? ...
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Is Gringotts really the only worldwide wizarding bank?
In the first Harry Potter book, Hagrid tells Harry that Gringotts is the only bank:
‘They didn’ keep their gold in the house, boy! Nah, first stop fer us
is Gringotts. Wizards’ bank. Have a ...
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Identify a short story where economics is about the creation of scarce (and horrible) goods
I am having trouble identifying a short story that I have read a while ago. It is about the definition of economics in a future where all necessary goods are abundant/readily available. The story is ...
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What is economics like for ordinary people in the Star Trek universe?
I realize that this is a very broad question, with the stories told in the Star Trek universe spanning hundreds of years.
I sometimes hear of economists talking about a theoretical "Star Trek economy"...
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