Evan Osborne
Professor of Economics
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, OH 45435
Phone: 937 775 4599
Fax: 937 775 2441
E-Mail: evan dot osborne at
wright dot edu
Syllabi:
Great Depression (updated Dec. 31, 2009)
MBA 720 (Summer 2010)
EC 420 (Summer 2009, updated June 15, 2009)
EC 345 (Economics of Diversity, Spring 2009, final, updated March 26, 2009)
EC 460, Spring 2010 (Economics of Sports)
EC 200 (Winter, 2008)
Powerpoint slides
EC 200, Winter 2008 (Updated Feb. 5, 2008)
MBA 720, Summer 2010 (updated June 15, 2010)
MBA 720, final added slides (updated July 16, 2010)
The Great Depression (updated Mar. 1, 2010, Powerpoint 1997-2003 version)
The Great Depression (updated Mar. 1, 2010, Powerpoint 2007 version)
Note: Powerpoint 2007 version contains chart that cannot be uploaded in 1997-2003 version, at slide 99.
EC 345 (Economics of Diversity, Spring 2009, updated April 10, 2009)
EC 460 (Sports Economics) (Updated, March 16, 2010)
EC 420 (updated July 9, 2009)
EC 420, updated slide on Sullivan v. NYT (uploaded May 6, 2008)
Working papers:
Escaping the State: Rent-Seeking and the Regulation of Exchange
A Conflict Model of Tribal Separatism and Oppression
The Keys to the Kingdom: Income Tax and the State
The Nature of Happiness: Some Migration Evidence
Reassessing the Decline in Social Capital
Performance-Enhancing Drugs: An Economic Analysis
How Much Can Economic Policy Affect Economic Growth?
The Liberal Peace and the Taiwan Straits (English) (中文)
Funny stuff:
The Random Postmodernism Generator
The Arcata, CA Police Report (Click
"Police Log," which is frequently priceless.)