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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Was the economy of Dinohattan ever explored?
The 1993 Super Mario Bros. film explores a parallel Earth in which dinosaurs survived and evolved intelligence. In the present day of the film, the dinosaurs' planet's lack of resources is mentioned ...
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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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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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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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