Oh, Spice and Wolf did make me think a more than I encounter on an average day(not counting that 4th and 5th dimensional figure excursion, that was for a bit of fun (a 5 dimensional figure is a universe by the way, I can explain more in detail later if you wish)), though that may be because I am not well versed in the terms and intricacies of economics.
I may have accidentally swapped the episode numbers of 1 and 2, as the first episode I watched seemed to connect more to the 3rd in place of the 1st, but I do like the flow of that as well.
Recommending me this anime has been a good taste of judgement on your part Thread, though I may not gush about Holo as much as you lot do.