Thomas R. Sadler

Ph.D. Economics, University of Tennessee
M.A. Economics, University of Missouri
B.A. Economics, Western Illinois University

Thomas R. Sadler is the author of Absolute Essentials of International Economics (2024),
Understanding Global Crises (2023), Pandemic Economics (2022), Energy Economics:
Science, Policy and Economic Applications (2020), co-editor of Local Food Networks
and Activism in the Heartland (2013) , and refereed journal articles on environmental
policy, high-performance organizations, optimal taxation, and professional sports
leagues. He teaches a graduate course on the Fundamentals of Economic Theory. He
teaches upper-level courses on Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, Labor
Economics, Economics of Poverty and Discrimination, and Applied Macroeconomics.
His lower-division courses include Principles of Macroeconomics, The Global Economic
Environment, and Introduction to Economics. He enjoys working with both graduate and
undergraduate students.

Recent Publications:

Ehrlich, J. A., Ghimire, S., Sadler, T. R., &; Sanders, S. D. (2023). Policy
and Policy Response on the Court: A Theoretical and Empirical Examination of the Three-Point Line Extension in Basketball. Journal of
Sports Economics, 24(2), 159-173. https://doi.org/10.1177/15270025221111790
Sadler, T. R. (2023). An Economic Evaluation of the European Union’s 2030 Climate Plan. Global Business & Finance Review, 28(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.17549/gbfr.2023.28.1.1
Sadler, T. R., Bucher, S.B., &; Sehgal, D. (2022). The Driving Forces of Energy-Related CO 2 Emissions in the United States: A Decomposition Analysis. Energy & Environment Research, 12(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5539/eer.v12n2p1

Western Illinois University