Dcn. Dr. Michael Welker

Professor of Economics
Director of Catholic Business Management and Entrepreneurship

Ph.D. International Economics, Kent State University, Graduate School of Management (2003), summa cum laude
M.A. Economics (concentration in business economics), University of South Florida
B.S. Economics/Philosophy, Franciscan University (1989), summa cum laude
A.A., St. Petersburg College, Business Administration, cum laude

Senior Vice President and shareholder, C.G. Menk & Associates, Gambrills, MD
Part-owner, Interact Solutions Group, Inc. – Business and marketing consultancy with expertise in information security analysis and management consulting
Principal Management Analyst, Georgia Department of Audits
Manager, Wherehouse Entertainment, Inc. (Saratoga, CA and San Jose, CA)

Select Publications

Dr. Michael Welker- “Ancillary Author – online quiz software, Thomas, Managerial Economics 8/e, McGraw-Hill” Ancillary Author – online quiz software, Thomas, Managerial Economics 8/e, McGraw-Hill
Dr. Michael Welker-“Basic growth theory” “Basic growth theory,” manuscript under review. Now in editorial rewrite/editing stage. Pending via VDM-Verlag, Germany
Dr. Michael Welker-Book Review Journal of Markets and Morality, Insights into Game Theory Book Review Journal of Markets and Morality, Insights into Game Theory, by Ein-ya Gura and Michael B. Maschler. In 2009

Dr. Michael Welker-Inflation Policy, VDM-Verlag Inflation Policy, VDM-Verlag. 2009
Dr. Michael Welker-Textbook Reviewer – full textbook manuscript Textbook Reviewer – full textbook manuscript, Carbaugh, International Economics 10/e, Addison-Wesley
Dr. Michael Welker-“The natural law in economic analysis” “The natural law in economic analysis,” in peer review, Journal of Markets & Morality
Dr. Michael Welker – From Encounter to Economy “From Encounter to Economy: The Religious Dimensions of Economic Experience,” from Flamesong Press, 2012.
Dr. Michael Welker – Religious Commitment and Lying for Economic Gain
“Religious Commitment and Lying for Economic Gain: The Case of Intense Faith Commitment,” presenting to Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture 2013 Annual Conference to be held in Washington DC from 11-14 April 2013
Dr. Michael Welker – Summer Institutes in Catholic Social Thought Conference speaker: “Summer Institutes in Catholic Social Thought: Perspectives for Business Leaders,” June-July, 2013, in Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria (sponsored by Catholic Institute for Business & Technology, Ghana, and Catholic University of America)
Dr. Michael Welker – The Economics of Good and Evil, a Review Book Review: “The Economics of Good and Evil,” in Markets & Morality, Vol. 15, No. 1, Fall 2012.

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