EDUCATION
Ph.D.  Rice University, 1996
M.A.  Rice University, 1992
B.A.  Boston University, 1985

Contact Information
Office:   Nathelyne Archie Kennedy Building - Rm 207B
Phone:   936.261.9208
Email:    mfwilliams@pvamu.edu

KEY INTERESTS
Research: Public Finance, Labor Economics, Immigration
Teaching: Public Finance, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Labor Economics, Business Statistics, Money and Banking

Recent Publications
Ashraf, J. & Williams, M. F. (2008).  The Effect of Faculty Unions on Salaries: Some Recent Evidence. Journal of Collective Negotiations, 32 (3), 141-150.

Williams, M. F. (2008).  Impact of an Increased U.S. Minimum Wage on U.S.-Mexico Trade: A Computational General Equilibrium Analysis. International Journal of Business and Economics Perspectives, 3 (1), 19-32.

Williams, M. F. (2008).  Do Subnational Business Taxes Reduce a Region's Competitiveness? A Computational General Equilibrium Model. Competitiveness Review, 18 (3), 227-240.

Williams, M. F. (2007).  An Economic Analysis of Tax Reform in Texas. The Business Review, Cambridge, 8 (2), 11-17.

Williams, M. F. (2005).  Can State Governments Redistribute Income? Using Source-Based Capital Taxes for Income Redistribution. International Journal of Applied Economics, 2 (1), 62-78.