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Why Governments Do What They Do: New Tools for Teaching Public Choice in Economics

Roger Butters presents the new Public Choice module in McGraw Hill Connect® Master and outlines its instructional applications.

  • Higher Education
  • On-demand
  • Event
  • Economics
  • 40 Minutes
  • On-Demand Video

Description

Understanding why governments behave the way they do is central to teaching public choice in economics. A new Public Choice module in Connect Master: Principles of Economics provides focused tools to help students analyze incentive driven government behavior.

Hosted by co author Roger Butters, the module introduces structured approaches for teaching how political incentives shape economic outcomes and includes classroom tested best practices.

Recent enhancements in McGraw Hill Connect further support bringing economic theory into real world context, making it easier to connect abstract principles to applied analysis.

This resource supports instructors seeking new tools for their Principles of Economics course or evaluating platform options.

About Your Speaker

  • Roger B. Butters -

    Roger B. Butters

    Roger Butters is an associate professor of Economics at Hillsdale College and a leading voice in economics education. He holds advanced degrees in Economics from the University of California, Davis, as well as an MS in management from the Marriott School and a BA in Economics and Portuguese from Brigham Young University.

    A longtime advocate for innovative teaching, Dr. Butters is co-author of the first all-digital college-level economics product and has contributed extensively to research on assessment, economic knowledge, and learning technology. He’s also the creator of several standardized tests in economics and a frequent contributor to the Council for Economic Education.

    Dr. Butters has received multiple awards for his contributions to the field, including the Phillip Saunders Best Research Paper Award and the Rising Star Award from the National Association of Economic Educators. He brings deep classroom experience and a practical perspective to his work on Connect Master: Principles of Economics, where he continues to help shape content that connects students to real-world applications. He lives in Hillsdale, Michigan with his wife, Michelle, and their four children.