
Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics Economic Sociology Economic Anthropology > Z11 - Economics of the Arts and Literature P - Economic Systems > P5 - Comparative Economic Systems > P51 - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems P - Economic Systems > P4 - Other Economic Systems > P48 - Political Economy Legal Institutions Property Rights Natural Resources Energy Environment Regional Studies P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P16 - Political Economy I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I20 - General H - Public Economics > H1 - Structure and Scope of Government > H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government H - Public Economics > H0 - General > H00 - General Item Type:Įconomic and Financial Literacy, Political Economy, Public Choice, Rent Seeking, Folk Economics, Harry Potter, Social Organization of Economic Activity, Literature, Fiction, Potterian Economy, Potterian Economics, Popular OpinionĪ - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A13 - Relation of Economics to Social ValuesĪ - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A14 - Sociology of Economicsĭ - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behaviorĭ - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D73 - Bureaucracy Administrative Processes in Public Organizations Corruption Many others, however, are distorted and contain numerous inaccuracies, which contradict professional economists’ views and insights, and contribute to the general public’s biases, ignorance, and lack of understanding of economics. We find that some principles of Potterian economics are consistent with economists’ models. We study the Potterian economy, which we compare to economic models, to assess how Harry Potter books affect economic literacy. Recent studies in psychology and neuroscience find that fictional works exert strong influence on readers and shape their opinions and worldviews.
