Harmgart, H. and 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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Abstract
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.
| Type: | Working / discussion paper |
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| Title: | Dogville or an illustration of some properties of general equilibrium |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://else.econ.ucl.ac.uk/newweb/papers.php#2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | A20, D30, D51, D63, F13 |
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