
Bio
Captain Michael H. “Mick” Powell is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Geosciences. Capt Powell is an Air Force Acquisitions Officer and a proud graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and the Pardee RAND Graduate School.
Education
PhD, Policy Analysis, Specialization in Economic Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School (2016)
MPhil, Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School (2015)
BS, Economics, United States Air Force Academy (2013)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Risk
Finance
Money and Banking
Macroeconomics
Labor Economics
Personnel Management in the Department of Defense
Publications
“Analyses of the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce: Update to Methods and Results Through FY 2017” (3rd Author), RAND Corporation, 2018
“The Defense Acquisition Workforce Growth Initiative: Changing Workforce Characteristics and the Implications for Workforce Retention” (Pardee RAND Graduate School Dissertation), RAND Corporation, 2017