About Author

Michael J. Hicks is Director of the Bureau of Business Research and Associate Professor at Ball State University. Prior to this appointment, he was an Associate Professor of Economics at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management. He was also a Research Professor at Marshall University and an Adjunct Scholar at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

Dr. Hicks holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from the University of Tennessee, and a B.A. in economics from Virginia Military Institute. He has authored over 100 scholarly studies and has research appearing in history, management, economics, medical and defense journals. Dr. Hicks has won several awards for military service, research and teaching.