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Thinking like an Economist:A Guide to Rational Decision Making, Two DVDs and Course Guidebook. 12 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture: 1. The Economist's Tool Kit-6 Principles;2. The Economist's Tool Kit-3 Core Concepts; 3. The Myth of "True Value";4. Incentives and Optimal Choice5. False Incentives, Real Harm; 6. The Economics of Ignorance; 7. Playing the Odds-Reason in a Risky World;8. The Economics of Information;9. A Matter of Time-Predicting Future Values; 10. Think Again-Evaluating Risk in Purchasing; 11. Behavioral Economics- What Are We Thinking?12. Acting like an Economist.... Professor Randall Bartlett has taught at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, for more than 30 years. He is Professor of Economics and was the first director of the college's program in public policy. He also devised and directed the Phoebe Reese Lewis Leadership Program. He has won several teaching awards, including Smith College's annual Distinguished Professor Award.