Dr. Michael D. Wilcox, Jr.
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Tennessee
314B Morgan Hall
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4518
(865)974-7410
(865)974-9492 FAX
mwilcox2@utk.edu
Professional Interest
- Economic Development
- Entrepreneurship
- Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis
- Workforce Development
- Aquaculture
- Biofuels
Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 2006
- M.S., Fisheries & Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University,1998
- B.S., Biological Sciences, Cornell University, 1992
Extension and Research Programs
Dr. Wilcox’s Extension and research focus is on the factors that impact rural economic development. His Extension work seeks to enhance community vitality by strengthening the capacity for new and existing businesses to thrive and grow through community-based initiatives. Dr. Wilcox co-founded the Sustainable Tennessee Extension program which integrates the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability into programming related to entrepreneurship, workforce development, bioenergy, population dynamics, and land use. In addition to his primary Extension responsibilities, Dr. Wilcox is currently working on research projects concerning entrepreneurship, rural migration and workforce development. Dr. Wilcox is also involved in a broad international agricultural marketing project that seeks to resuscitate the Liberian tropical tree crops sector after more than a decade of civil war.
Selected Publications:
- Youth: The Real Future of the South - Results from the 2008 Tennessee Community Forums
Wilcox, M.D. and E. Phillips
Joint Publication of UT Extension and UT Institute for Public Service, 2008 - Entrepreneurship in Tennessee: Striving for Success
Wilcox, M.D. and D. M. Lambert
Joint Publication of UT Extension, UT Institute for Public Service and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, 2008.
- "Is Growth in the Health Sector Correlated With Migrating Retirees?"
Lambert D.M., M. D. Wilcox, C.D. Clark, B. Murphy, and W. Park
In Advances in Spatial Sciences, A. Paez, ed., 2008 - "Ethanol Plant Location Determinants and County Comparative Advantage.”
Lambert D.M., M.D. Wilcox, A.L. English, and L. Stewart
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 40(1):117-136, 2008 - "Do Migrating Retirees Affect Business Establishment and Job Growth?
Lambert D.M., C. Clark, M.D. Wilcox and W. M. Park
An Empirical Look at Southeastern Non-metropolitan Counties, 2000-2004”. The Review of Regional Studies, 37(2): 251-278, 2007 - Biofuels 101
Wilcox M.D., D.M. Lambert and K. Tiller
UT Extension Fact Sheet, No. SP700-A, 2007
- “Building the Next Workforce: Results from the 2007 Tennessee Community Forums”
Phillips B., M.D. Wilcox, Jr., 2007
