Welcome to the Business Economics and Public Policy Group web pages. Our group comprises applied economists whose areas of expertise span the fields of industrial organization, labor economics, and public finance. Our primary concern is the study of markets and firm behavior, with a strong commitment to the study of relevant public policies. As a result of this emphasis, our Group has evolved to include experts in the areas of antitrust, contracting, corporate governance, franchising, law and economics, non-market strategies and regulation, taxation, and transition and developing economies. The research of our faculty is carried out, in part, through affiliations with research centers at the University of Michigan, including the Office of Tax Policy Research and The Erb Institute. Members of the group also serve in an editorial capacity at numerous professional journals. Our instructional mission includes core courses in the University of Michigan Ross School of Business BBA and MBA programs, where the emphasis is on the principles of microeconomic analysis, and how to apply these principles to business decision-making and public policy evaluation. In addition to the core courses, we offer electives in both programs that are geared to the needs of future entrepreneurs and managers. We also train future faculty members and researchers through our IB-BE Ph.D. program.