GEORGE S. FORD, PhD

George S. Ford is the founder and President/Chairman of Applied Economic Studies, Inc. His areas of expertise are applied microeconomics, applied econometrics, public policy, antitrust, damages, and cost-benefit analysis.

Dr. Ford is the author of numerous research papers and book chapters and has filed testimony before many state regulatory commissions, the Federal Communications Commission, the Copyright Royalty Judges, and international regulatory authorities. His research has appeared in academic journals such as Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Business, Empirical Economics, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Yale Journal on Regulation, Review of Industrial Organization, among others.

Before founding Applied Economic Studies, Dr. Ford worked at the Federal Communications Commission (Competition Division), MCI Communications, and Z-Tel Communications. Dr. Ford is the Chief Economist of The Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies (www.phoenix-center.org), and has authored or co-authored many of the Center’s Policy Papers, Bulletins, and Perspectives. Dr. Ford is also an Adjunct Professor at the Samford University.

Dr. Ford earned a PhD in Economics from Auburn University in 1994.

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Phone: 205-909-3709

Email: gford@aestudies.com

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