Ļć½¶Ö±²„professor named Mercatus Visiting Scholar
Contact: Zack Plair
STARKVILLE, Miss.ā A Ļć½¶Ö±²„ finance professor has an opportunity for his research to inform public policy decisions on consumer finance.
Thomas W. Miller Jr., holder of the Jack R. Lee Chair in Financial Institutions and Consumer Finance, has been named a Visiting Scholar with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.
The Mercatus Center is the worldās premier university source for market-oriented ideasābridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. Working with the centerās Financial Markets Working Group, Miller will research small dollar loans for high credit-risk consumers. Specifically, he will research the impact of government regulations on those consumers and lending agencies.
As a Visiting Scholar, Miller said he would join a ānetwork of scholarsā whose research is often considered in national and state policy debates.
āMercatus is known for the integrity of its research,ā Miller said. āIt isnāt swayed by any viewpoint, but lets the data speak for itself. Itās an exciting opportunity.ā
Miller said he spent six weeks of each of the last two summers in residency at Mercatus, which he said opened his eyes to the opportunity of becoming a visiting scholar. With that designation, he hopes to give his classroom students at Ļć½¶Ö±²„access to his fellow Mercatus researchers on a variety of financial market-related topics.
Agreeing with Miller, Ļć½¶Ö±²„finance department professor and head Michael Highfield noted Millerās honor as an opportunity for the university, promoting professional development and intellectual growth for faculty and students.
āAs the Jack R. Lee Chair of Financial Institutions and Consumer Finance, Dr. Millerās research on the institutional framework of consumer finance and the role of government regulation thereof has piqued the interest of many individuals in Washington D.C., and I expect further accolades and honors to follow,ā Highfield said.
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