I Cannot Spare a Square: Scarcity, Trade-Offs, and Opportunity Cost -- Mastering Your Domain: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Incentives -- Ending World Hunger: The Gains from Exchange -- No Soup for You: How Market Structure Alters Your Choices -- Low Flow? I Don't Like the Sound of That:...

Why are certain movies more successful in some markets than others? Are the entertainment products we consume reflective of our core values and beliefs? These questions drive our investigation into the relationship between a society's oral tradition and the financial success of films. We combine...