Courses

Anthony Carilli

Professor

Hampden-Sydney College

Anthony Carilli is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Study of Political Economy at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from Northeastern University. He serves on the editorial board of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics. He is on the Board of Scholars for the Virginia Institute of Public Policy and the Society for Development of Austrian Economics.

Blog Posts

Four Unconventional Fantasy Football Insights to Help You Win Your League

September 14, 2016
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Basic Economics

Economics and fantasy football go together like losing and the Cleveland Browns. If economic reasoning is nothing more than the persistent and consistent application of opportunity cost reasoning aimed at maximizing some sort of profit (which it is), then fantasy football will give you ample opportunity to apply economic reasoning to help your team win. It’s that simple. Here are some nuggets of advice to consider as you draft and manage your team this season. Taking a kicker in the fourth round may not be as crazy as you think. Suppose you are in a large league—say, 12 players—and, as luck