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arXiv:1511.09054q-fin.GN

It's a Trap: Emperor Palpatine's Poison Pill

Zachary Feinstein

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Abstract

In this paper we study the financial repercussions of the destruction of two fully armed and operational moon-sized battle stations ("Death Stars") in a 4-year period and the dissolution of the galactic government in Star Wars. The emphasis of this work is to calibrate and simulate a model of the banking and financial systems within the galaxy. Along these lines, we measure the level of systemic risk that may have been generated by the death of Emperor Palpatine and the destruction of the second Death Star. We conclude by finding the economic resources the Rebel Alliance would need to have in reserve in order to prevent a financial crisis from gripping the galaxy through an optimally allocated banking bailout.

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10 pages, 4 figures
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q-fin.GNGeneral Finance

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    • Source? Estimates I see for the Manhattan Project from a quick google range from .25% to .41% of GDP. [0] https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34645.pdf [1] http://mitchellhowe.blogspot.com/2006/02/want-manhattan-proj... [2] https://arxiv.org/pdf/1511.09054.pdf

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