TY  - BOOK
AU  - Staley,Samuel Reisz
ED  - Taylor and Francis.
TI  - Contemporary film and economics: lights! camera! econ! 
T2  - Routledge economics and popular culture series
SN  - 9781351258203
AV  - HB71 .S766 2018
U1  - 791.43/6553 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Boca Raton, FL
PB  - Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis
KW  - Business in motion pictures
KW  - Economics
KW  - Motion pictures
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / Reference
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Capitalism
KW  - Castaway
KW  - Contemporary Film
KW  - Contemporary Film And Economics
KW  - Divergent
KW  - Entrepreneurship
KW  - Hidden Figures
KW  - Housing Crisis
KW  - It'S A Wonderful Life
KW  - Jurassic World
KW  - Labour Market
KW  - Lion
KW  - Market Economy
KW  - Moonlight
KW  - Passengers
KW  - Recession
KW  - The Founder
KW  - The Hunger Games
KW  - Utility
KW  - Wall Street
N1  - chapter 1 The economics in film -- chapter 2 A passage to choice -- chapter 3 The economics of greed, entrepreneurship, and innovation -- chapter 4 The labor market costs of crime, pride, and prejudice -- chapter 5 Financing the housing crisis and the Great Recession -- chapter 6 The nature and causes of wealth in film -- chapter 7 Government without romance -- chapter 8 Conclusion: The economics behind the story
N2  - What does the movie Lion tell us about why some societies grow rich and others remain poor? What can the global box office juggernaut, Jurassic World tell us about entrepreneurs and the ethics of business? Can the movie Passengers give us insight into human motivation and decision making? This book surveys more than 40 movies to answer these questions and much more.Contemporary Film and Economics is a must read for anyone interested in how movies project and interpret economic ideas, craft popular narratives for how economies operate, and explore motivations for economic behavior. Economists will find it useful in starting discussions on key concepts, while filmmakers will find the discussions of economic concepts a provocative way of thinking about how to craft engaging stories that are grounded in practical experience.Movies do more than entertain. They project important insights, often unintentional, into the way the world works and the values society cares about. Indeed, their stories are often grounded in the real-world experiences of everyday people. As part of this, movies also provide a window into understanding and evaluating economic behavior. Economics is, after all, the study of how scarce resources like labor, capital, and technology are used to improve (or reduce) our welfare. It also helps us to more fully understand the consequences in our lives that result from those choices and decisions. Through exploring a wide range of films from Passengers to Victoria and Abdul, this book delves into economic concepts such as opportunity costs, profit maximization, greed, business ethics, monopoly, economic growth, and entrepreneurship
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351258203
ER  -