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Michael J. Hicks
Researcher at Ball State University
Publications - 47
Citations - 703
Michael J. Hicks is an academic researcher from Ball State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Property tax & Economic impact analysis. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 47 publications receiving 651 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael J. Hicks include Air Force Institute of Technology.
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Hurricane Katrina: Preliminary Estimates of Commercial and Public Sector Damages
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided initial estimates of damages in a number of infrastructure categories and residential and commercial structures, content and equipment, based upon earlier analysis (Burton and Hicks, 2003) which provided an economic model of damages based upon the upper Mississippi floods of 1993.
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The Locational Impact of Wal-Mart Entrance: A Panel Study of the Retail Trade Sector in West Virginia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the retail trade sector in 14 West Virginia counties from 1989 through 1996 and found a dramatic net increase in employment and wages in the Retail Trade sector (SIC 52) and a mild increase in the number of firms.
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The Regional Impact of Wal-Mart Entrance: A Panel Study of the Retail Trade Sector in West Virginia
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the retail trade sector in 55 West Virginia counties from 1989 through 1998 and found a net increase in employment (55 jobs) and a mild increase in the number of firms (five) in the Retail Trade sector.
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Job Turnover and Wages in the Retail Sector: The Influence of Wal-Mart
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The Influence of Targeted Economic Development Tax Incentives on County Economic Growth: Evidence From Michigan’s MEGA Credits:
Michael J. Hicks,Michael LaFaive +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) Credit targeted tax incentives to firms from 1995 through 2002 is estimated. But the authors employ a fixed effects in their analysis.