Michael R. Ward

Dr. Michael R.
Ward is a Research Associate at Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH.
He works in close cooperation with ZEW’s Research Department "Digital Economy".
He has been a long term participant in their conferences.
He is Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Arlington.
He is currently a coeditor of Contemporary Economic Policy and has been a guest editor of Information Economics and Policy.
His research interests include competition and innovation policy in high technology industries, especially information and communication technologies (ICTs) and pharmaceuticals.
Previous positions include Staff Economist at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Assistant and Associate Professorships at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign.
He has had past affiliate research positions with Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA) in Brazil, with the Institute for Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) at the University of Illinois, with the Consortium for Research on Telecommunications Policy (CRTP), and with ZEW.
He has worked as a professional economist in government, academia, and the private sector.
He studied mathematics and economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and earned his doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago.