Source: EconLog
by Byron Carson
“Kiki’s Delivery Service, Studio Ghibli’s 1989 masterpiece, captures genuine moments of a young witch trying to make it on her own. Moreover, it highlights the fundamental nature of cost and choice. The logic of cost is deceptively unintuitive and often difficult for students and laymen alike, mainly because common usage defines it as losing money. Typical notions of cost also often refer to inherent qualities of objects, e.g., a loaf of bread costs $5, and as an inevitable, negative outcome. The economic way of thinking clarifies a deeper meaning of cost, and Kiki shows this in one standout scene.” (09/10/25)
https://www.econlib.org/the-costs-and-choices-of-kikis-delivery-service/