Randall Bartlett

Ph.D., Stanford University

Smith College

Dr. Randall Bartlett is Professor of Economics and Director of the Urban Studies Program at Smith College, where he has taught for 30 years. A graduate of Occidental College, he earned both his master's degree and doctorate from Stanford University and taught at Williams College and the University of Washington before joining the Smith faculty.

A highly skilled teacher, Professor Bartlett has twice won all-college teaching awards at Smith and was the 2003 recipient of the college's Distinguished Professor Award. He has served at both the department and college levels as a teaching mentor to junior faculty and has been instrumental in developing a number of important programs at Smith, including founding and directing the Phoebe Reese Lewis Leadership Program and serving as the first director of the Public Policy Program. He also presents each fall a wildly popular financial literacy lecture series that is attended not only by students, faculty, and staff, but also by members of the community of Northampton.

The author of numerous articles on economics and public life, Professor Bartlett has also written three books, including his most recent, The Crisis of America's Cities, which explores the problems and prospects of urban America.

	Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making Professor Randall Bartlett Discover why "thinking like an economist" can give you newfound confidence in a range of financial and personal situations. With Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making, you'll learn how to identify the varied situations in which economics affects your life—and how to wield the tools economists use to help you make the wisest choices in those situations. Award-winning Professor Randall Bartlett's 12 lectures are perhaps the most practical economics course you'll ever take.

	Thinking Like an Economist & Economics, 3rd Edition Professor Randall Bartlett Become a smarter, savvier economic thinker with this two-course set delivered by a pair of engaging and expert economists. In Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making, you’ll learn how to wield the tools economists use to help you make the wisest choices in a range of economic situations. And in Economics, 3rd Edition, you’ll get a comprehensive survey of economic topics, including interest rates, personal investing, budget deficits, globalization, and much more.

	Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making & Thinking about Capitalism (Set) Professor Randall Bartlett Learn new, economics-centered ways to think about decision making and capitalism with this two-course set. First, find out why "thinking like an economist" can give you newfound confidence in a range of financial and personal situations with Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making. Then, gain fresh insights into capitalism's history, its proponents and opponents, and its startling impact on our world with Thinking about Capitalism.

	Games People Play: Game Theory in Life, Business, and Beyond & Thinking like an Economist (Set) Professor Randall Bartlett

	Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making & Why Economies Rise or Fall (Set) Professor Randall Bartlett Learn how to think and act like an expert economist with these two masterful courses delivered by some of the best professors in the field. In Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making, award-winning Professor Randall Bartlett shows you how to wield the everyday tools economists use to help you make wise economic decisions. And in Why Economies Rise or Fall, Professor Peter Rodriguez of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business guides you through a stimulating examination of how economies grow, recover from economic reverses, shape human behavior, and more.

	Set: Money and Banking & Thinking like an Economist Professor Randall Bartlett Gain new insight on the financial institutions fundamental to your life and learn how thinking like an economist can give you a leg up in a range of situations in this two-course set. Money and Banking: What Everyone Should Know offers a penetrating look at the history of money; how money is created by commercial and central banks; the psychology of stock market "bubbles"; the connection between Wall Street and Main Street; and more. In Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making, you’ll learn to identify the varied situations in which economics affects your life—and how to wield the tools economists use to make wise choices.

	Unexpected Economics & Thinking Like an Economist (Set) Professor Randall Bartlett Grasp as never before the ways in which economics operates in areas you may never have considered with Unexpected Economics, delivered by acclaimed economist Professor Timothy Taylor. Then,discover why "thinking like an economist" can give you newfound confidence in a range of financial and personal situations. With Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making, you'll learn how to identify the varied situations in which economics affects your life—and how to wield the tools economists use to help you make the wisest choices in those situations. Award-winning Professor Randall Bartlett's 12 lectures are perhaps the most practical economics course you'll ever take.

	Understanding Investments & Thinking like an Economist Professor Randall Bartlett Learn how to think and act like an expert economist with these two masterful courses delivered by two of the best professors in the field. In Understanding Investments, Professor Connel Fullenkamp helps you conquer your fears about investing and gives you the knowledge to invest with skill and confidence to attain your financial goals. And in Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making, award-winning Professor Randall Bartlett shows you how to wield the everyday tools economists use to help you make wise economic decisions.

	Special Offer: Buy all 8 (Set) Professor Randall Bartlett Discover grand insights into a range of fascinating subjects with this dynamic eight-course set: Secrets of Mental Math, History of the Bible: The Making of the New Testament Canon, Optimizing Brain Fitness, Art of Public Speaking: Lessons from the Greatest Speeches in History, Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe, Museum Masterpieces: The Louvre, Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations, Thinking like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making.

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	Four Great Courses, One Amazingly Low Price!!! Professor Randall Bartlett Not sure which Great Course you want to order? Then order them all! For a limited time only, you can get The Secrets of Mental Math; Black Holes Explained; Origins of Great Ancient Civilization; and Thinking Like an Economist in a single four-course set for one amazingly low price! This special offer is the perfect way to sample some of the fascinating subjects, engaging professors, and profound insights you can find only from The Great Courses.

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