Harmgart, H.; Huck, S.; (2008) Dogville or an illustration of some properties of general equilibrium. (ELSE Working Papers 288). ESRC Centre for Economic Learning and Social Evolution: London, UK.

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In this note we argue that Lars von Trier’s movie Dogville can be viewed as an illustration of a simple economy where one agent has only her body as initial endowment. The movie illustrates some interesting comparative statics of equilibrium allocations. It shows how life would be like in a world where, in the absence of constitutional or legal constraints, economic forces reign freely and raises some fundamental issues of voluntary exchange versus force that apply to a number of contentious issues in public debate.

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