Mike Hand

Education

• M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
• B.S., Oregon State University

Areas Of Instruction

Foundations of Quantitative Analysis, Business and Economic Forecasting, Advanced Statistical Methods, Strategic Applications of Quantitative and Information Tools, Statistical Process Control, Management Information Systems

Research Interests

Statistical Computing, Resampling Methods, Robust Estimation, Data Analysis, Forecasting Methods, Statistical Methods in Public Policy Research.

Selected Professional Activities

Consultant for: Metro (Regional government for Portland, Oregon metropolitan area); Cambia Health Solutions/Regence; Canadian Claimants Group; Rhapsody International; Expedia Inc.; Salem Hospital; BookByte.com; SAIF Corporation; Columbia River Steamship Operators; U.S. Department of Labor; Executive Department, State of Oregon; Workers' Compensation Department, State of Oregon; Hewlett Packard; Safeco Corporation; Port of Portland; Adult and Family Services Division, State of Oregon; Department of Human Resources, State of Oregon; Oregon State Supreme Court; Public Utilities Commission State of Oregon; Capital Title Company, Salem; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon; Northwest Natural Gas; International Business Machines (IBM); Associated Oregon Industries; Oregon Department of Justice; State of Arizona; Children's Services Division, State of Oregon; Western Mental Health Research Center, Oregon Health Sciences University; S. C. Johnson & Son; Oregon Department of Revenue; Oregon Department of Transportation; Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services; Supra Products.

Selected Publications

Thompson, F., Pierson, K., Hand, M. L., & Dothan, M. (2017). Is a Good Normative Model of Public Spending Run Backward a Good Positive Model? Public Budgeting & Finance, 37(2), 35-57. Doi: 10.1111/pbaf.12121

Hand, M.L., K. Pierson and Thompson, F. (2016) A Replication Study of “Why Do Cities Hoard Cash?, Public Finance Review. 44 (5), 681-687.

Pierson, K., Hand, M.L. and Thompson, F. (2015) The Government Finance Database: A Common Resource for Quantitative Research in Public Financial Analysis., PLoS ONE 10(6), e0130119. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130119

Choate, G. Marc, M.L. Hand, and Fred Thompson. (2010) The Influence of Income Tax Rates on the Market for Tax-Exempt Debt, Municipal Finance Journal. 31(1):41-60.

Claus, Lisbeth and Michael L. Hand. (2009) Customization decisions regarding performance management systems of multinational companies: An empirical view of Eastern European firms. International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management. 9(2). (In press).

Freeman M.D., Rossignol, A.C., Hand M.L. (2009) Applied forensic epidemiology: The Bayesian evaluation of forensic evidence in vehicular homicide investigation. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 16(2):83-92.

Freeman M.D., Rossignol A.C., Hand M.L. (2008) Forensic Epidemiology: A systematic approach to probabilistic determinations in disputed matters. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 15(5):281-290.

Maltz, Elliot N., Murphy, Kenneth E., and Hand, Michael L. (2007) Decision support for university enrollment management: Implementation and experience. Decision Support Systems. 44(1):106-123.

Bowerman, Bruce L., O’Connell, Richard T., and Hand, Michael L. (2001) Business Statistics in Practice, Second Edition. McGraw-Hill Irwin. Burr Ridge, Illinois.