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Michael Hall (Fed)
Economist
Michael Hall, Ph.D., is an Economist in the Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Dr. Hall conducts research on federal technology transfer activities and their economic impact. He coordinates the annual Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer report, which compiles and analyzes the technology transfer activities of 12 federal agencies. Dr. Hall provides economic advice and guidance to the Federal technology transfer community and participates in economic-related working groups and communities of practice.
Michael served on detail as an Economic Advisor, providing support and advice in the fields of economics, data analysis, and evaluation and metrics to members of the working teams set up under the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America) Act.
In 2024, Michael received the Outstanding Technology Transfer Professional award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium in recognition of his improvements to the process of compiling and publishing the Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer reports, reducing the backlog of reports, and improving the timeliness of providing information to stakeholders.
Before joining NIST, Dr. Hall taught Economics and Finance at the University of Kansas and conducted policy-focused economic research on innovation and technology, economic development, workforce development, and related topics. Prior to that, Michael held a teaching position at Central Michigan University.
Dr. Hall holds a Ph.D., as well as an M.A., both in Economics, and a B.A. in Business Administration and Economics, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.