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Homer Economicus HOMER ECONOMICUS HOMER ECONOMICUS The Simpsons and Economics Edited by JOSHUA HALL STANFORD ECONOMICS AND FINANCE An imprint of Stanford University Press Stanford, California Stanford University Press Stanford, California ©2014 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press. Special discounts for bulk quantities of titles in the Stanford Economics and Finance imprint are available to corporations, professional associations, and other organizations. For details and discount information, contact the special sales department of Stanford University Press. Tel: (650) 736-1782, Fax: (650) 736-1784 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper The Simpsons (episode: “Trilogy of Error”) written by Matt Selman. ™ and ©2001 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. The Simpsons (episode: “Much Apu About Nothing”) written by David S. Cohen. ™ and ©1996 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. The Simpsons (episode: “Homer’s Triple Bypass”) written by Gary Apple and Michael Carrington. ™ and ©1992 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. The Simpsons (episode: “$pringfield”) written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. ™ and ©1993 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Homer economicus : The Simpsons and economics / edited by Joshua C. Hall. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8047-9097-0 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8047-9171-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Microeconomics. 2. Economics. 3. Simpsons (Television program) I. Hall, Joshua C., editor of compilation. HB172.H66 2014 330—dc23 2013047797 ISBN 978-0-8047-9182-3 (electronic) Typeset by Bruce Lundquist in 10/14 Minion.
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