Todd A. Knoop is the David Joyce Professor of Economics and Business at Cornell College, where his primary research and teaching interests include macroeconomic theory and economic development. He has published multiple books, the most recent of which is entitled Bigger Pies and Just Deserts: Understanding Economic Inequality. His other books include The Traveling Economist: Using Economics to Think about What Makes Us All So Different and the Same and Business Cycle Economics: Understanding Recessions and Depressions from Boom to Bust. He holds a PhD in Economics from Purdue University as well as an MA in Economics and a BA in Economics and Finance from Miami University.