Rod Hill

Rod Hill grew up in Ontario, was educated at the University of Toronto, University of Stockholm and the University of Western Ontario where he obtained a PhD in Economics. He has taught at the University of Windsor, University of Regina and the University of New Brunswick, where he has been a Professor of Economics since 2003. His research interests have included international trade policy, taxation and the underground economy, and (as a result of growing dissatisfaction) the content of the introductory textbooks. He’s a member of Economists for Peace and Security and the Progressive Economics Forum. 

Books by Rod Hill

The Economics Anti-Textbook

The Economics Anti-Textbook

A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Microeconomics

Rod Hill, Tony Myatt

Mainstream textbooks present economics as an objective science free from value judgments. The Anti-Textbook argues that this is a myth–one that is not only dangerously misleading but also bland and boring. Challenging the mainstream textbooks’ assumptions, arguments, models and evidence, this book puts the controversy and excitement back into economics to reveal a fascinating and a vibrant field of study–one which is more an ‘art of persuasion’ than it is a science.… (more information)