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The gold standard: A WoW economics course proposal
The gold standard: A WoW economics course proposal
If you're like me, you're ... well, you're probably incredibly handsome and charming . But you're also probably interested in WoW's economy, given that it's the biggest and most involved metagame in WoW and a fascinating microcosm of a free-market economy . I personally think that the how and ...
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Hobbies Collide
Mystic Chicanery — ... I’ve mentioned it before but I play in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism)(medieval recreation group). This weekend I read an article on WowInsider “A WoW economics course proposal“. As I read it I thought to myself “huh, David Friedman, I know that name.” ...

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