Whether preparing us for economic recovery after the zombie apocalypse, analyzing vampire investment strategies, or illuminating the market forces that affect vampire-human romances, Economics of the Undead gives both seasoned economists and layman readers something to sink their teeth into.

Introduction: Living Dead and the Modern Economyby Glen Whitman and James DowPart I: Soulless MatesHuman Girls and Vampire Boys, Part 1: Looking for Mr. Goodbite, by Glen WhitmanHuman Girls and Vampire Boys, Part 2: ¿Til Death Do Us Part, by Glen WhitmanPart II: ApocalyptonomicsPacking for the Zombie Apocalypse, by James DowEating Brains and Breaking Windows, by Steven Horwitz and Sarah SkwireTo Truck, Barter¿ And Eat Your Brains!!!: Pursuing Prosperity in a Post-Productive World, by Brian HollarWhat Happens Next?: Endgames of a Zombie Apocalypse, by Kyle William Bishop, David Tufte, and Mary Jo TufteOrder, Coordination, and Collective Action among the Undead, by Jean-Baptiste Fleury and Alain MarcianoPart III: Blood MoneyInvesting Secrets of the Undead, by James DowZombification Insurance, by Eleanor Brown and Robert PragMonsters of Capital: Vampires, Zombies, and Consumerism, by Lorna Piatti-FarnellTrading with the Undead: A Study in Specialization and Comparative Advantage, by Darwyyn Deyo and David T. MitchellBuy or Bite?, by Enrique Guerra-PujolTo Shoot or to Stake, That Is the Question: The Market for Anti-Vampire Weapons, by Charlotte Weil and Sébastien LecouTaxation of the Undead: Non-Sentient Entities, by Joseph MandarinoPart IV: The Dead Body PoliticTragedy of the Blood Commons: The Case for Privatizing the Humans, by Glen WhitmanZombies as an Invasive Species, by Michael E. O'HaraWhat Would the Reasonable Man Do in a World Gone Mad?, by Brian HollarBrain-Dead vs. Undead: Public Ignorance and the Political Economy of Responses to Vampires and Zombies, by Ilya SominSinking Our Teeth into Public Policy Economics: A Taste of Immortality, by Fabien MedveckyWhere Oh Where Have the Vampires Gone? An Extension of the Tiebout Hypothesis to the Undead, by A.L. Phillips, M.C. Phillips, and G.M. PhillipsPart V: Brain FoodThe Economics of Bloodlust, by Ian ChaddBetween Gods and Monsters: Reason, Instinct, and the Artificial Vampire, by Daniel FarhatKilling Time: Dracula and Social Discoordination, by Hollis RobbinsPop Culture BibliographyNotesIndexContributor Biographies