Economics by Example

David A. Anderson, Ph.D., has been involved in AP® programs and leadership since 1994, including service on the National Advisory Board for AP® Business Principles and as the chief reader for AP® Economics or AP® Microeconomics for five years. An experienced instructor of business principles and entrepreneurship, Anderson is the Paul G. Blazer Professor of Business and Economics at Centre College. He has won awards for excellence and innovation in the classroom. He received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his MA and PhD from Duke University. He earned a graduate certificate in innovation and entrepreneurship from the Harvard Extension School and an M.B.A. from the University of the People. He also has experience in retail management and banking. Anderson has authored or co-authored dozens of scholarly articles and 18 books, including Economics for the AP® Course, Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management, and The Light in the Library Basement: A Personal Finance Mystery Story. His research topics include stock markets, wages, unemployment compensation, pedagogy, and the cost of crime. His favorite hobby is long-distance running. He resides with his family in Danville, Kentucky.