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                        <h2>Hi! My name is Michael <span class="emoji">&#x1F44B;</span></h2>
                        <p>I am a Ph.D. candidate in the John Munro Godfrey, Sr. Department of Economics at the <a href="https://www.terry.uga.edu/directory/people/michael-kotrous" target="_blank">University of Georgia</a>. I am an empirical IO economist with interest in labor economics, franchising, and broadband.</p>

                        <p><strong><em>I am on the job market during the 2025-2026 academic year.</em></strong> My <a href="/uploads/Kotrous_Michael_MuniBroadband.pdf" target="_blank">job market paper</a> studies the effects of Chattanooga, Tennessee's municipal broadband project on its local labor market performance.</p>

                        <p>I am also an assistant with the James C. Bonbright Center for the Study of Regulation at the University of Georgia. I was a Bastiat Fellow at the <a href="https://www.mercatus.org/people/michael-kotrous" target="_blank">Mercatus Center at George Mason University</a>.</p>

                        <p>Prior to graduate school, I worked as a program manager at Mercatus, contributing to projects related to regulatory processes, technological innovation, and entrepreneurship. My writings on antitrust, aviation, broadband, cost-benefit analysis, drones, and social media regulation have appeared in <em><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/02/flight-sharing-flytenow-uber-mike-lee-column/569753002/" target="_blank">USA Today</a></em>, <em><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/04/02/coronavirus-economy-reopen-deaths-balance-analysis-159248#1" target="_blank">POLITICO Magazine</a></em>, <em><a href="https://www.usnews.com/opinion/economic-intelligence/articles/2017-10-30/regulating-facebook-like-a-utility-will-further-politicize-media" target="_blank">U.S. News &amp; World Report</a></em>, <em><a href="https://thehill.com/social-tags/michael-kotrous" target="_blank">The Hill</a></em>, and <em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230118050906/https://www.centralmaine.com/2020/05/23/commentary-will-lockdowns-really-kill-more-people-than-covid-19-itself/" target="_blank">Tribune News Service</a></em>.</p>

                        <p>I also have experience as a freelance web developer and enjoy coding projects.</p>

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