Post by Scott Schaefer

“Oh, you’re a college professor. Do you get summers off?” Take the summer off? And miss the chance to teach economics to the amazing students in the University of Utah Executive MBA program? We just wrapped the summer semester, and — what a group. I love teaching EMBAs because this is where the rubber meets the road for economics. These are experienced business leaders managing difficult tradeoffs, setting strategy, and leading people. They have no patience for useless abstraction—but they are hungry for sound ideas they can put to work. And the questions they asked this summer? Chef’s kiss.