Archive - Econtastic with Dr. Matthew Rousu

May 2025

Gains from Trade in The Last of Us

How does trade still help the richest people in the world?

May 26 •

Game Theory in HBO's The Last of Us

A lot of game theory with a lot of decisions are driven by spite

May 13 •

Are We Seeing Communism in The Last of Us?

A look at government actions and failures in the HBO TV show

May 8 •

Economic Lessons from Broadway

The Great Gatsby and Merrily We Roll Along teach tradeoffs, entrepreneurship, and more

May 5 •

April 2025

March 2025

The Economics of Crime in The White Lotus

What is driving the criminal acts we see in The White Lotus?

Mar 31 •

How Much Richer are we over the past 100 Years?

TV's 1923 gives us insight into economic growth then and now

Mar 12 •

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