George A. Fulton

Research Professor

E-mail: gfulton@umich.edu

George A. Fulton received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan. He is currently a research professor both at RSQE and at the University's Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, where he is director of labor market research as well as a member of the Institute's executive board.

He has been involved in forecasting economic and fiscal activity in the state of Michigan for over two decades. He has written a book on the Michigan regional economies, co-authored with former University of Michigan President Harold Shapiro, and he is co-director of a project to generate long-term economic and demographic projections for all the counties of Michigan. A major objective of his current research is to explore the regional economic effects of national policies, particularly those directed at the automotive, trucking, and tobacco industries.

In his leisure time, George is a dedicated softball player (first base).