Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/104061 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Citation: 
[Editor:] Snyder, Franklin [Editor:] Thomas, Jeffrey [Title:] The Law and Harry Potter [ISBN:] 978-1594606458 [Publisher:] Carolina Academic Press [Place:] Durham, NC [Year:] 2010 [Pages:] 211-236
Publisher: 
Carolina Academic Press, Durham, NC
Abstract: 
We study the economic structure of the life of Harry Potter and his co-actors as an economic model that governs the social organization of their economic activities. Our goal is to study and understand the internal consistency of the Potterian economic model and explore the relationships between its assumptions and the situation in the real world, as reflected in the Potterian model. To accomplish this, we focus on a textbook version of Solow’s economic growth model. The analysis of the Potterian economy reveals that the Potterian model fits quite well the predictions of the economic growth model. We discuss potential implications of this finding, and explore the link between Potterian economic structure and performance in a broader context by discussing the link between economic institutions and economic outcomes.
Subjects: 
Political Economy
Harry Potter
Economic Growth
Potterian Economy
Human Capital
Physical Capital
Labor
Rent Seeking
Social Organization of Economic Activity
Perception
Social Attitude
Social Norms
Literature
JEL: 
D72
D73
P16
Z11
Z13
A13
A14
O40
O31
O15
O16
Document Type: 
Book Part
Document Version: 
Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)

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