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Dr. Michael W.
Babcock
Ph.D.,
University of Illinois, 1973
Transportation Economics, Urban-Regional Economics
Homepage, E-mail:
mwb@ksu.edu |
Babcock is
Professor of Economics. In a 24 year career at KSU he has published more
than fifty articles in professional journals, along with numerous
monographs and technical reports. He has been principal investigator or
co-investigator on 19 Federal and State government research grants
totaling more than $1 million. Babcock is recognized as a leading national
and international authority in two research areas--intermodal competition
in the intercity freight transportation markets and the impact of public
policy on transportation market shares.
Babcock has
received numerous national awards for his transportation research. In
1987, the Transportation Research Forum awarded him (with Ken Lemke) the
A.T. Kearney Prize for outstanding research on railroad mergers. In 1989,
Babcock received the A.T. Kearney Award (with Wade German) from the
Transportation Research Forum for outstanding research on multi-service
transportation systems. In 1990, he received (with Wade German) the United
Parcel Service Foundation Award for outstanding research in intermodal
transportation. In 1994, he received the Burlington Northern Railroad
Award from the Transportation Research Forum for outstanding research in
agricultural transportation.
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