Michael Baye Michael R. Baye is the Bert Elwert Professor of BusinessEconomics & Public Policy at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Businessand currently serves as the Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Financial ProtectionBureau’s Academic Research Council. H also served as the Director of theBureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission from July 2007 to December2008. He received his BS in economics from Texas A&M University in 1980 andearned a PhD in economics from Purdue University in 1983. Prior to joiningIndiana University, he taught graduate and undergraduate courses at thePennsylvania State University, Texas A&M University, and the University ofKentucky. He has held a variety of editorial posts in economics, marketing, andbusiness, and currently serves as a co-editor for the Journal of Economicsand Management Strategy. Professor Baye has won numerous awards for his outstandingteaching and research and teaches courses in managerial economics andindustrial organization at the undergraduate, MBA, and PhD levels. His researchhas been published in the American Economic Review, Journal of PoliticalEconomy, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, Economic Journal, andManagement Science. It has also been featured in The Wall StreetJournal, Forbes, the New York Times, and numerous other outlets.When he is not teaching or engaged in research, Mike enjoys activities rangingfrom camping to shopping for electronic gadgets. Read More Read Less