The Economic Reason

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Economic Thinking on the Road (or Thereabouts)

   • Shane Sanders

   Pages 1-18

3. Economic Signals

   • Shane Sanders

   Pages 19-29

4. Labor Issues

   • Shane Sanders

   Pages 31-58

5. Information and Misinformation

   • Shane Sanders

   Pages 59-69

6. The Things We Value

   • Shane Sanders

   Pages 71-90

7. Contest and Conflict in Society

   • Shane Sanders

   Pages 91-110

8. More on Politics and Policy

   • Shane Sanders

   Pages 111-114

9. Restricting the Marketplace

   • Shane Sanders

   Pages 115-127

10. Bringing It All Back Home

    • Shane Sanders

    Pages 129-131

11. Back Matter

    Pages 133-133

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In a series of conversational essays, this textbook discusses the manner in which economic thought addresses a broad array of everyday issues beyond classical textbook treatments. In the spirit of popular economics books, the author uncovers economic issues and solutions from individuals, businesses, society, and the country as a whole in a decidedly non-technical and relatable manner.  Should the federal government mandate use of child safety seats on commercial airlines?  Can genetic information substitute for a college degree?  The contents of this book touch on many of these contemporary topics in an accessible way. Addressing undergraduate and graduate students, as well as scholars in different fields of economics, this book is a must-read for everybody interested in a better understanding of economic thought.

• Economic thinking
• Economic signals
• Labor Issues
• Society conflicts
• Popular economics
• Economics in everyday life
• Economics course reader
• Applications of economic thinking
• Economic reasoning
• Microeconomics survey
• Microeconomics topics
• Public choice

​“Shane Sanders discusses a broad array of everyday economic stories in short, relatable, and, most importantly, non-technical manner. A piecemeal approach to understanding economics is the strength of this book and this is what makes the book accessible and interesting to both economists and non-economists equally.” (Shankar Ghimire, Assistant Professor of Economics, Western Illinois University, USA)

• Falk College, Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA

  Shane Sanders

Shane Sanders is Professor of Sports Economics in the Falk College of Sport & Human Dynamics at Syracuse University, New York (USA).  He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and has published more than 50 academic articles in the areas of political economy, sports economics and sport health.  Many of these articles have appeared in leading journals of economics, statistics, and sports medicine.  For his collaborative research efforts, Sanders has received numerous grants, as well as a Finalist Award at the 2019 Carnegie Mellon Sport Analytics Conference Reproducible Research Competition. 
Sanders teaches courses in sports economics and sport analytics at Syracuse University and also serves as a player analytics consultant to professional and NCAA basketball teams. In his teaching, Sanders enjoys the challenge of reducing complex ideas into their simplest elements, then building those ideas back up for students in a relatable manner. Moreover, hebelieves that economics literacy could be much greater in contemporary societies toward the betterment of humanity and that it is partly the role of economics professors to help realize this potential.

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