William F. Ford
Professor, Economics, Weatherford Chair of Finance, hired 1991
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1966
M.A., University of Michigan, 1962
B.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1961
Primary Field: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
Office BAS N330
Phone 615.898.2889
Fax 615.898.5596
email: william.ford@mtsu.edu
website: www.mtsu.edu/~wfford
Selected Publications
- DePrince, Jr., A. E., Ford, W. F., & Morris, P. D. (2011). Causes of Interstate Differences in Community Bank Performance. Journal of Economics and Finance, 35 (1).
- Ford, W. F. & Todd, W. (2010). The World's Most Profitable Company. Economics Bulletin.
- Ford, W. F., & Zhao, K. M. (2009). Are CEOs Overpaid? Tennessee Business, 18 (3), 13-14.
- Zhao, K. M., Baum, C. L., & Ford, W. F. (2009). The CEO Share of Earnings: A New Approach to Evaluating Executive Compensation. Business Economics, 44 (2), 120-122.
- Ford, William F. (2007). Immigrationomics: A Discussion of Some Key Issues. Economic Education Bulletin, 47 (10), 1-8.
- Baum, C. L., Ford, W. F., & Hopper, J. D. (2006). The Obese Smoker's Wage Penalty. Social Science Quarterly, 87 (4), 863-881.
- Michello, F., & Ford, W. F. (2006). The Unemployment Effects of Proposed Changes in Social Security's Normal Retirement Age. Business Economics, 41 (2), 38-46.
- Ford, W. F., & Baum, C. L. (2004). The Wage Effects of Obesity: A Longitudinal Study. Health Economics, 13 (9), 885-899.
- Fowler, S. J., & Ford, W. F. (2004). Has a Quarter of a Trillion Dollar Settlement Helped the Tobacco Industry? Journal of Economics and Finance, 28 (3), 430-444.