Michael L. Walden is Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, where he teaches courses in consumer economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, and resource economics. He is the author of several books and over 200 academic articles, research monographs, conference presentations, and research reports on economic and consumer behavior. He writes and co-produces two radio programs, "The Economic Perspective" and "The Economic Focus", writes the bi-weekly newspaper column, "You Decide", and conducts public programs on issues of econom...