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The very first class I ever took in college was an economics class. I learned so much,

and I learned how little I knew about economics.

Today, I look forward to continuing that education.

I'm Matt Abrams, and I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast. Today I'm excited to be

joined by Paul Oyer. He is the Mary and Rankin-Anda entrepreneurial professor and professor

of economics. Additionally, Paul is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the GSP.

He studies the economics of organizations and human resource practices.

Paul also has a unique research approach.

He drove for Uber, studied online dating, and he explores the sports world in his newest book,

An Economist Goes to the Game, How to Throw Away

$580 million and other surprising insights from the economics of sports.

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