Economics Takes a Holiday

<p>Holidays help define our culture but people forget that they are closely connected with economics.</p><p>Author Holley Hewitt Ulbrich combines her lifelong fascination with our nation's most special occasions and her love of economics in this fascinating account. You'll learn why Punxsutawney Phil might play a role in economic forecasting; how Valentine's Day could just be an example of heartless capitalism; how Earth Day provides insights about property rights; how Father's Day and Mother's Day helps us understand the history of the American family.</p><p>Holidays are about communities cultures history and our relationship with the natural world and they offer a way to highlight a context in which we make our choices. Since they are scattered throughout the year they help us explore emerging ideas of behavioral and neo-institutional economics in small seasonal doses.</p><p>Join Ulbrich as she explores what these occasions say about our economic system our society and ourselves with Economics Takes a Holiday.</p>