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Michael Betz

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2009
Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEmployment and Welfare StudiesUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesLand Rights and ReformsHealth disparities and outcomes

Publications

41

Citations

781

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Michael Betz studies regional and urban economics, focusing on how local economies respond to shocks such as energy booms and busts, and how these events affect employment, welfare, and different resident groups over time. His work also touches on broader questions of economic development and, in some cases, social behavior, such as an analysis of fighting in professional hockey. This research would suit students interested in applied economics methods used to evaluate real-world policy and community-level outcomes.

Regional and spatial economic analysisEnergy industry booms and bustsLocal labor markets and employmentUrban and neighborhood economic disparitiesApplied microeconomic case studies

Publication output has been modest and somewhat variable over the last decade, with a slight recent uptick after a gap in 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 5 publications5172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 1 publication23242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Rural Sociology×2
  • PLoS ONE×2
  • Economic Development Quarterly×2
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×2
  • Papers of the Regional Science Association×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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