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What Ozark
teaches you

A financial crime thriller about money laundering, risk analysis, and ethical compromise. Used in university economics courses.

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4 things you'll learn

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Economics
Money Laundering Schemes & Financial Crime

Structuring deposits (smurfing), cash-based businesses, layering, integration, asset seizure, FinCEN reporting. Marty's strategy to launder cartel cash through the Blue Cat Lodge.

Economics
Risk Analysis & Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

Expected value calculations, risk tolerance, sunk cost fallacy, game theory, negotiation. Marty calculates whether to cooperate with DEA or cartel.

Business
Organizational Structure of Criminal Enterprises

Hierarchy, delegation, supply chains, vertical integration, principal-agent problems. The Navarro cartel's org chart and command flow.

Economics
Financial Asset Management & Investment

Real estate valuation, business operations, cash flow modeling, ROI, diversification. Marty acquires casino, funeral home, and strip club.

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