Tag: Matthew Yglesais

Slate: The Economics of The Hunger Games Could any real country have an economy like Panem’s? Actually, yes. At first glance, the economic landscape depicted in Suzanne Collins’ best-selling Hunger Games trilogy doesn’t make much sense. Despite its post-apocalyptic condition, the fictional nation of Panem is quite technologically advanced. It has high-speed trains, hovercrafts, extraordinary…