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The Transition Economist: From Athlete to Doctoral Mentor
Originally published in The Journal of Private Enterprise
Peter Boettke is a rare academic who does think about how to motivate his students and get them to fit together as a "team" to advance libertarianism.

Academic economics is highly competitive. (1) So is athletics. Thousands of books have been written on coaching strategies for how to motivate players and get them to play as a team. (2) Yet, in the world of competitive academic economics, little attention has been paid to the topic. Peter Boettke is a rare academic who does think about how to motivate his students and get them to fit together as a "team" to advance libertarianism.
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