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 does the Ferengi economy work? [duplicate]
In Star Trek - the Federation is a post-scarcity socialist (for want of a better world) utopia, that has abandonded the concept of money.
This makes sense in light of the existence of replicators and ...
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In WALL•E, what kind of economy was used on the Axiom?
We never see any human do any kind of job on the Axiom, except for the Captain. However, on the 700th anniversary, the passengers all receive a free drink. Does that imply that they have to pay for ...
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Was the Old Empire post scarcity?
In both Children of Time, and Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the main conflict seems to be science Vs anti-science and there exists highly advanced technology including AI, gene editing and ...
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How is PAW Patrol funded?
I was watching PAW Patrol with my niece when I got to thinking that all of that advanced rescue equipment, all of those trucks, ATV's, helicopters, submarines, patrol boats, and other fancy vehicles, ...
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Why was Conan freed by his former owner?
In Conan the Barbarian, the plot seems to have the following sequence:
Thulsa Doom destroys Conan's village and enslaves women and children.
Profit motive for the latter - he can sell the slaves.
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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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How did the Rangers of the North make a living in the Lord of the Rings?
How did Aragorn and other Rangers make a living? Were they employed by some kingdom? If so, which one?
Or if not, did they just eat what they found/hunted in nature? In that case, was the motivation ...
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Where did Wizards store their money before Gringotts?
Gringotts was founded in 1474, which raises the question of where wizards and witches stored their wealth before the bank was founded.
Is there a mention of this somewhere within the lore?
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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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How to reconcile the cashless human/Federation society with human traders and merchants
From a variety of sources, including this great question, we know that the Federation (or at least the humans) don't use money. This raises the problem that humans frequently visit worlds where there ...
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How can Mars compete with Earth economically or militarily?
I'm into third season now and apart from whole bunch of really, really stupid meme stuff (would use a different word, but...), which I can't peg as inattention to detail or sloppy writing, there is ...
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Does everyone always eat, drink and sleep for free everywhere in Middle-earth?
Maybe it has to do with the specific and unique circumstances in which the characters we follow in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings find themselves, but it seems to me that everyone always assumes ...
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Is Galactic Credit "paper currency" or "metallic currency"?
I mean, is the galactic credit more like paper money, such as dollars and euros, supported by national credibility? Or is it more like "metallic currency" such as gold and silver, which have ...
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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.
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