Mark Thompson 
Professor of Economics & Associate Dean, Hull College of Business | Augusta University
Augusta , GA, UNITED STATES
Dr. Mark Thompson is an economist with highly accomplished work in business conditions, risk analysis, energy and the healthcare industry.
Biography
As an economist, Thompson’s work on business conditions, risk analysis, energy, and the healthcare industry have been cited in various national and regional outlets. He serves on the editorial boards for the International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education and the Journal of Business Valuations and Economic Loss Analysis. Mark has also served as the State Economic Forecaster for Arkansas, where he provided economic and policy analysis to various state and local agencies.
Thompson received a doctoral degree in economics as well as a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Tech University.
Areas of Expertise (4)
Affiliations (2)
- Journal of Business Valuations and Economic Loss Analysis
- International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education
Links (3)
Media Appearances (1)
How new overtime pay regulations could affect you
WJBF tv
2016-06-03
More than 4 million U.S. workers will become eligible for overtime pay at the end of the year under new rules implemented by President Obama. However, Republicans and business groups see this as a small business killer.
Articles (3)
2015
As physician practices function to deliver safe and low-risk patient care, they often are susceptible to unexpected events for which the consequences can be high. By acting mindfully, physicians can focus on better managing unexpected events as well as decreasing the risk of such an event.
2015
Information Technology outsourcing contracts are plagued by inflexibility. We develop an economic model to explain how the contract negotiator's incentives influence contract flexibility.
2013
We develop a multivariate momentum threshold autoregression (MTAR) model that examines the relationship between stock markets for each of the five BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - and changes in their economic, financial and political country risk ratings in response to positive and negative shocks.
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