TY - BOOK AU - Lehdonvirta,Vili AU - Castronova,Edward TI - Virtual economies :design and analysis T2 - Information policy SN - 9780262027250 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - GV1469.15.L44 2014 U1 - 794.8 23 PY - 2014/// CY - USA PB - MIT press KW - Electronic games KW - Shared virtual environments KW - Economic aspects KW - Virtual reality KW - Computer-aided design N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-279) and index; Series foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Theories of human behavior -- Goods : material, digital, virtual types of goods -- Supply and demand -- Regulating markets -- Market power and pricing -- Methods of exchange -- Externalities and secondary market trade -- Institutions and non-market allocation -- Money -- Macroeconomic design -- Macroeconomic management -- Policy making -- Why the real world needs virtual economy design -- Notes -- References -- Index ER -